Nov 2, 2024 | Outdoors
By Tim Callahan Fresh tracks – they weren’t here yesterday! I’m following them down the dirt road near my property. These old logging roads and two-tracks are great travel corridors for wildlife. I walk almost every day and always carry my camera. Ya never know what...
Oct 29, 2024 | Outdoors
Michigan DNR If you planted trees this spring or summer, it may be time to provide them with a drink of water. Even though we’re thinking about cooler weather ahead, your newer trees are still growing and may be thirsty during much of the state’s recent warm and...
Oct 18, 2024 | Outdoors
By Tim Callahan It’s on! Cool nights and warm sunny days; Mother Nature’s putting on her fall fashion show, and everybody’s up here enjoying the U.P. colors. Yellow, orange, red, maroon, purple, and pink! That’s right, “pink”, as in my first pink salmon on the big...
Oct 8, 2024 | Outdoors
Michigan DNR: As October ushers in a season of leaf-peeping, hunting, and autumn adventures, it’s also time to recognize Firewood Month. Michigan’s Invasive Species Program, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, encourages residents to enjoy the fall season...
Sep 22, 2024 | Outdoors
By Marquita Mullen, CLMCD Special Projects Technician When walking along a forest path, you might notice “pinecones” crunching underfoot or scattered along the ground. Looking closer, these cones reveal hidden worlds within their spiraled scales. Cones play a crucial...
Sep 15, 2024 | Outdoors
By Casey Warner Michigan Department of Natural Resources From leading a group of fourth graders on a state park field trip to fighting wildfires to studying Michigan’s fish and wildlife – and a whole lot in between – the Michigan Department of Natural Resources offers...
