For only the seventh time in 50 years, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has released a newly updated list of the state's threatened & endangered species.
This Saturday (6/11) and Sunday (6/12) everyone in Michigan – including residents and nonresidents – can fish without a license. These two days make up the Summer Free Fishing Weekend – an annual effort to promote Michigan’s world-class fishing opportunities...
Morel mushrooms commonly sprout in locations burned by wildfires or prescribed burns with a tree canopy. Grass or sunlit open areas are less likely to produce the tasty fungi. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has made available an online interactive map highlighting the state’s 2015 wildfires and prescribed burns – each more than 10 acres in size – to give folks a hand in their quest..