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Invasive elm zigzag sawfly detected in Michigan

LANSING – The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development confirmed the state's first detection of elm zigzag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda) in St. Clair County, in late June. The invasive insect was identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service following a report submitted by an arborist through the Midwest Invasive Species Information Network online reporting tool. Young elm zigzag sawfly larvae create distinctive, meandering “zigzag” patterns starting at the leaf edges as they feed. “While this is the first ...

Bald eagle success story faces new threats

LANSING — The number of bald eagles in Michigan is declining, and funding delays aren’t helping the cause. Researchers who have spent decades climbing trees, banding eaglets and monitoring nests say something unusual is happening this year. Field crews working with long-term monitoring ...

Help track Michigan’s next generation of wild turkeys

If you spot a hen turkey leading a line of poults (baby turkeys) this summer, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources wants to hear from you. The annual wild turkey brood survey runs from July 1 through Aug. 31. This community science effort helps wildlife biologists track turkey ...

Bat roost monitoring effort returns for second summer

From tree cavities and trunks to bridges and barns, bats are settling into a variety of summer roosts across Michigan. Just as they did last year, residents can help scientists better understand where these important mammals are living, by sharing information about the bat activity they see ...

The place that raised me

“Takes rocks and gravel, baby, to make a solid road, make a solid road,” – Bob Dylan Growing up in a turn-of-the-20th century mining company house, within sight of a hematite mine that had been in operation for nearly a hundred years before I was born, I think I always felt that the red ...

Michigan Forest Products Show returns to Gaylord in August

GAYLORD — The Michigan Association of Timbermen recently announced the upcoming return of the Michigan Forest Products Show, taking place August 7 and 8, 2026 at The Ellison Place in Gaylord, Michigan. Event hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, ...