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Outdoors

MiCorps Volunteer Stream Cleanup and Monitoring grants available

The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps), a volunteer monitoring program network that collects and shares surface water quality data throughout the state, is accepting 2026 funding proposals for two grant programs. Volunteer Stream Cleanup Program A total of $25,000 (in increments of ...

Snowfall and shadows under the cedar trees

“Some quiet evening, I sit by your side and we’re lost in a world of our own,” – Ben Raleigh and Sherman Edwards It was that instant mashed potato flake kind of snow – soft and fluffy, and it was piling up high as the nighttime moved slowly past. I was looking out the upstairs ...

Team completes UP moose collaring and capture effort

A cooperative moose research team, including the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Northern Michigan University and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, has concluded its efforts to capture and collar moose in the core moose population area in the western Upper Peninsula for this ...

Cold air, loud caws and the promise of spring

“In the wintertime, when all the leaves are brown and the wind blows (so chill) and the birds have all flown for the summer, I’m calling, hear me calling, hear me calling, ahh,” – Steve Miller A crow glides over a snow-covered farm field, its black and glossy wings outstretched. The ...

Free Fishing Weekend begins Saturday

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) announced all fishing license fees in the State of Michigan will be waived this weekend for their winter Free Fishing Weekend event. Two days twice a year, families and friends can enjoy one of Michigan's premier outdoor activities, Michigan ...