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Fire danger is extreme in the UP and very high in northern Lower Michigan; be careful out there

Put down those matches. With fire danger levels extreme across the majority of the Upper Peninsula and very high across the northern Lower Peninsula, Wednesday and Thursday are not the days to burn in Michigan. Leave yard waste piled for a later day, watch your camp or cooking fire and make sure it is completely out when you’re done. Be careful when using power equipment or off-road vehicles, as heat or sparks can ignite a wildfire. “Burn permits are closed until we receive sufficient rain to set back fire danger levels,” said Paul Rogers, fire prevention specialist with the ...

For baby wildlife, alone does not mean abandoned

We’re well into spring, which means baby wildlife season is here. If you come across baby wildlife like fawns, bunnies or birds, the best thing you can do is leave them where they are. Animals like rabbits and fawns are often left alone for hours while their mothers look for food. This is ...

Use safe firewood practices this camping season

The Michigan Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources are reminding residents and visitors that invasive pests and diseases can hitchhike in untreated firewood, spreading easily from one location to another. Many of these harmful pests, including hemlock woolly ...

DNR to livestream Superior Maximus descent

Michigan Department of Natural Resources fisheries research biologist Shawn Sitar and the crew of the research vessel Lake Char will be joining documentary filmmakers Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick to explore Superior Maximus — the deepest point of Lake Superior — as it has never been ...

The rhythm of a quiet lake

“You belong among the wildflowers, you belong somewhere close to me, far away from trouble and worry, you belong somewhere you feel free,” – Tom Petty Once the door of my Jeep shuts behind me, I can sense the pulse of this place. There’s almost a heartbeat that I can feel or ...

DNR urges caution as fire danger rises across northern Michigan

With dry weather conditions persisting across the state, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is urging residents and visitors to use extreme caution with any outdoor activity that could spark a wildfire in the northern Lower Peninsula and throughout the Upper Peninsula. Warm temperatures, dry vegetation and limited rainfall in the forecast are increasing risk of wildfires. Current fire danger ratings are high to very high across much of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula. “We do not expect significant rainfall over the next 10 days, and that greatly ...