DNR urges safety on, around the ice

Jan 24, 2025 | Outdoors

With cold temperatures becoming more consistent throughout the state, more people are enjoying ice fishing, skating, hockey and other outdoor adventures. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources urges everyone to have fun but always use caution when venturing onto...

Christmas trees for fish habitat?

Dec 29, 2024 | Outdoors

From the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Each year, Michiganders purchase millions of live Christmas trees. When the holidays are over though, many people wonder if there are beneficial uses for their trees rather than sending them to a landfill. The answer...

European shrub invasions and treatment

Dec 9, 2024 | Outdoors

By Bill Cook MSU Extension Forester and Biologist, retired There are many nasty actors in our forests. Two of the worst are buckthorn and autumn olive. Both hail from Europe and were introduced as ornamentals in the 1800s. Autumn olive was once also promoted by the...

Deer harvest numbers to date

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....

Youth in the Outdoors Survey and weekly prize drawings

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...

The crazy flight – ours and theirs

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...