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“When I looked outside my window before, it just looked lame,” said Leo, a fourth grader from Lake Orion. “I look closer now after this field trip. It was the coolest thing I have ever experienced in my nine years I’ve been alive.” Sometimes, as Leo found on his field trip to Bald ...

Wisconsin's general fishing season opens May 2

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers the 2026 – 2027 general inland fishing season will open statewide Saturday, May 2. Several new regulations and season structures are now in effect, and anglers are encouraged to review the regulations ...

DNR announces Urban and Community Forestry grants

About $500,000 in funding is now available from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to support community tree management and planting projects. Grant awards range from $10,000 to $75,000. Applications are due May 18. Funding for this grant program is provided by the U.S. Department ...

Prep Schedule April 9

Today’s games Baseball Powers North Central at Stephenson (DH), 4 p.m. Bark River-Harris at Menominee (DH), 4:30 p.m. Softball Bark River-Harris at Menominee (DH), 4:30 p.m. Friday’s games Softball Escanaba at Mauston, Wis. tournament, TBA Bay College at Alpena C.C. (DH), 2 p.m. Carney-Nadeau at Felch North Dickinson (DH), 4 p.m. Baseball Gladstone at Wisconsin Dells, TBA Bay College at Alpena C.C. (DH), 2 p.m. Escanaba at Mauston, Wis tournament., 3 p.m. Manistique at Powers North Central (DH), 4 p.m. Saturday’s games Baseball Escanaba at ...

Protect and conserve your forest through Forest Legacy Program

How do you protect your forest for future generations? Michigan’s Forest Legacy Program offers some options. This program provides the state with funding to either purchase or secure working forest conservation easements on environmentally important forest lands to ensure that those lands ...

During spring thaw, natural fish kills may be common

After a winter with variable temperatures and lots of snow, you may see dead fish or other aquatic animals in Michigan lakes and streams as water warms up and ice and snow cover melt. The Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone that, while such sights can be startling, it is normal ...