Michigan
Old dump gets habitat work
Trenton, Mich. – Decades ago, it was used as a chemical dump, but today new habitat for bass, lake sturgeon, and walleyes has been established in the Trenton Channel of the Detroit River. The Michigan
DNR: Cougar sign confirmed in U.P.
Marquette, Mich. – The DNR has verified new evidence of a cougar in three separate cases in the eastern Upper Peninsula. The DNR’s cougar team confirmed two sets of tracks, one in Gulliver and one
Reviews mixed on ‘the merger’
Lansing – Most outdoor groups agree that merging the Michigan DEQ with the DNR makes sense, given the current economic conditions and inherent overlap between the agencies. But some believe Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s executive order
Humphries OKs new fishing regs
Ontonagon, Mich. – DNR_Director Becky Humphries approved several changes to fishing regulations at the October Natural Resources Commission meeting in Ontonagon. Walleyes Humphries removed a regulation limiting anglers on portions of the St. Joe River
Granholm signs bill to save wetlands program
Traverse City, Mich. (AP) – Michigan’s program that shields bogs, marshes, swamps, and other wetlands from overdevelopment remains on shaky ground even after surviving the most serious challenge in its 30-year history. Eight months after
Gov: DNR, DEQ set to merge
Lansing – Following up on a promise made in February, Gov. Jennifer Granholm has issued an executive order, effective Jan. 17, 2010, that will combine the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental
Deer researchers claim CWD mystery has been solved
Chicago – Researchers are reporting that they’ve solved a longstanding mystery about the rapid spread of a fatal brain infection in deer, elk, and moose in the Midwest and West. The infectious agent, which leads
