Tag: fishing
Ice storm damaged forests affecting 4th of July hiking and ORV trails; campgrounds open
A late March ice storm hit 12 counties in northern Michigan, downing or damaging three million acres of trees. The state’s largest forest, Pigeon River Country State Forest, has many closed trails, but campgrounds are open.
Incoming Chippewas of Nawash chief a retired legal scholar
Darlene Johnston said First Nations have a right to free, prior, and informed consent regarding projects that may affect their lands, territories, and resources.
As inflation strains Michigan parks, DNR budgets, lawmakers weigh fee hikes
A package of Senate bills would require every registered vehicle owner to buy a parks pass when renewing their plates, while raising fees for hunting and fishing licenses for the first time in 11 years….
What’s more Michigan than whitefish? Collapse erodes bit of state’s identity
Whitefish have survived and fed Michiganders for centuries. It’s synonymous with Great Lakes food and Great Lakes living. But things have taken a bittersweet tone as the whitefish near collapse.
Iconic whitefish on edge of collapse as Great Lakes biodiversity crisis deepens
A cultural icon for Native Americans and a popular fish across the Great Lakes region is becoming harder to find as its population declines due to invasive mussels, which filter out the bottom of the food web.