The state House bill would allow deer baiting throughout the Lower Peninsula regardless of whether chronic wasting disease had been detected or not.
Ellie Katz, IPR
A guest author for Bridge Magazine.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Ice storm decimated Michigan’s ‘wood basket,’ meaning tough years ahead
A glut of timber downed by the March ice storm was harvested quicker than it should have been. Now there’s little wood left to harvest and years until planted trees can replace what was lost.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
‘Big, beautiful bill’ scraps conservation projects in northwest Michigan
Congress withdrew $20 million that was earmarked for stream restoration and farmland preservation across northwest Michigan after groups already spent $450,000 getting ready for the projects.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Will the DNR budge on baiting to get higher license fees? Some think so
The DNR has opposed lifting a ban on deer baiting int he Lower Peninsula over worries about the spread of chronic wasting disease. But pro-baiting lawmakers think they have a new bargaining chip: The DNR needs money.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Slammed by northern Michigan ice storm, foresters wonder what’s next
A historic ice storm in late March downed millions of trees across Northern Michigan, obliterating untold sums of lumber. Forest owners wonder what to do now.