Michigan Mixed Bag: wildlife moms don’t need our help
Staff Report
May 24, 2023
A mix of outdoor-related stories from across Michigan published in the May 26, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
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Studies show road salt is negatively affecting rivers and streams in Michigan, across U.S.
Rick Fowler
May 24, 2023
The salt used to melt snow and ice on Michigan roads eventually washes into soil, lakes, and streams, in some cases contaminating drinking water reservoirs and wells. It has killed or endangered wildlife in freshwater
Lost Wisconsin boy survives nights in Upper Peninsula’s Porcupine Mountains
Associated Press
May 24, 2023
An 8-year-old Wisconsin boy who spent two days lost in the remote, rugged Porcupine Mountains State Park before being found says he prayed during his ordeal that he wouldn’t be ‘’stuck out here for the
Michigan DNR finalizes its list of pheasant release sites
Bob Gwizdz
May 21, 2023
Plans have been finalized for the upcoming fall pheasant release program, said Adam Bump, Michigan’s upland game bird specialist at the DNR. All contracts have been signed and four new release areas have been approved,
Michigan bill would limit private property access for DNR employees
Victor Skinner
May 20, 2023
An Upper Peninsula lawmaker wants to curtail the ability of DNR employees to tread onto private property without a warrant, reviving legislation introduced in prior sessions.
State Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, introduced House
Michigan Natural Resources Commission eyes whitetail regulation changes
Bill Parker
May 19, 2023
Michigan hunting regulations are set on a three-year cycle, and 2023 marks the year for deer regulations to be discussed, changed, or tweaked.
The DNR Wildlife Division is proposing several changes to current
Biden plan would open leases to conservation, not just drilling and grazing
Associated Press
May 18, 2023
The Biden administration wants to put conserving vast government-owned lands on equal footing with oil drilling, livestock grazing and other interests, according to a top administration official who defended the idea against criticism that it
Criminal cases for killing eagles decline as wind turbine dangers grow
Associated Press
May 18, 2023
Criminal cases brought by U.S. wildlife officials for killing or injuring protected eagles dropped sharply in recent years, even as officials ramped up issuing permits that will allow wind energy companies to kill thousands of
Agency Profile: A look inside the responsibilities of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Dan Small
May 16, 2023
With roots that reach all the way back to the Continental Congress, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is nearly as old as the United States itself. In 1775, the Continental Congress created a Committee
