If you spot a hen turkey leading a line of poults (baby turkeys) this summer, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources wants to hear from you. The annual wild turkey brood survey runs from July 1 through Aug. 31. This community science effort helps wildlife biologists track turkey ...

LANSING — The number of bald eagles in Michigan is declining, and funding delays aren’t helping the cause. Researchers who have spent decades climbing trees, banding eaglets and monitoring nests say something unusual is happening this year. Field crews working with long-term monitoring ...

“Takes rocks and gravel, baby, to make a solid road, make a solid road,” – Bob Dylan Growing up in a turn-of-the-20th century mining company house, within sight of a hematite mine that had been in operation for nearly a hundred years before I was born, I think I always felt that the red ...

From tree cavities and trunks to bridges and barns, bats are settling into a variety of summer roosts across Michigan. Just as they did last year, residents can help scientists better understand where these important mammals are living, by sharing information about the bat activity they see ...

GAYLORD — The Michigan Association of Timbermen recently announced the upcoming return of the Michigan Forest Products Show, taking place August 7 and 8, 2026 at The Ellison Place in Gaylord, Michigan. Event hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, ...

“When she’s walking by the river or the railway line, she can still hear him whisper, ‘Let’s go down to the waterline,’” – Mark Knopfler It’s a warm, summery day today – just like so many I remember from years ago. When I was a kid, there was a place my parents used to take ...