Dec 6, 2024 | Outdoors
The firearms season for white-tailed deer hunting has closed, and hunters recorded 232,916 kills to date. Muzzleloading season begins Dec. 6. Here’s how hunters fared in local counties, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Harvest Report. Summary....
Dec 3, 2024 | Outdoors
By Jayne Roohr Youth: What gets you outdoors? Starting November 18, students 18 years old and under can submit a Youth in the Outdoors Survey to the Newberry DNR Customer Service Center to be entered into a prize drawing. Surveys are accepted through January 10. The...
Nov 30, 2024 | Outdoors
Field research with Tim Callahan By Tim Callahan Game Biologists claim the “crazy flight” is nature’s way of dispersing young birds to new territory. Some think the flight is a result in what the birds are dining on, such as fermented wild grapes, overripe apples, or...
Nov 22, 2024 | Outdoors
By Mike McCarthy CLMCD Executive Director Over the past several years, many people have contacted the Conservation District with questions about native plants or have purchased plants from our native plant sale. We’re encouraged by the growing enthusiasm and interest...
Nov 11, 2024 | Outdoors
By Bill Cook MSU Extension Forester and Biologist, retired You’ve seen them in the movies and Halloween cartoons. They’re big. Their branches are bare and snarly. So, there lies the kernel of spookiness. In the 1982 film “Poltergeist”, a seemingly sentient tree, with...
Nov 6, 2024 | Outdoors
From the Michigan DNR Opening day of the traditional firearm deer hunting season is right around the corner, and many hunters are busy scouting land, watching trail cameras and preparing equipment. To ensure a safe season, Michigan Department of Natural Resources...
