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Upper Peninsula
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan deer harvest numbers are down: How did your county do?
Preliminary 2023 numbers show a continued decline in the number of deer hunters killed compared to past years.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Lawsuit could complicate drone laws for Michigan hunters and anglers
The founder of a company that uses drones to recover deer carcasses that hunters cannot find says that Michigan’s prohibition of the practice violates his First Amendment rights. The suit questions one of the core principles of hunting and fishing in the United States, some experts say.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Twenty companies pledge to use all parts of Great Lakes fish by 2025
Fish-leather purses and wallets may make their way into Great Lakes fashion with an initiative to use 100 percent of commercially caught fish by 2025.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Bridge Culture Club makes 2024 debut with ‘Tin Camp Road’ novel
Bridge Culture Club resumes Feb.14 with author and Michigander Ellen Airgood discussing her novel set in the Upper Peninsula.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan’s state park camping reservations are open and filling up quickly
Campsite reservations are 35 – 80 percent booked through July across Michigan’s state parks.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Warmer winters mean less ice on Lake Michigan, hurting trout and whitefish
All of the Great Lakes are experiencing declining ice coverage in the winter, which could affect recreation and shorelines.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Upper Peninsula dog sled and ski races in peril from higher temps, no snow
Less than one percent of the Great Lakes is currently covered by ice, a steep drop from historic levels. Climate change experts have been warning of its impacts for years, and this year we have El Niño as well.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
‘Forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fish, yet most states don’t warn residents
At least 17 states have issued PFAS-related fish consumption advisories, KFF Health News found. But with no federal guidance, what is considered safe to eat varies significantly among states, most of which provide no regulation.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Five reasons why Michigan deer herds are surging: hunting declines are just one
Declining hunting participation isn’t the only reason deer populations are skyrocketing. Blame suburban sprawl, a lack of hunting land in southern Michigan, a century-worth of predator suppression and the newer threat of climate change.