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Loon chick begins diving at Six Mile
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (772+ words) The summer of the loon chick continues at Six Mile Lake. Last year, the first successful hatching on the lake within at least a decade ended with the chick disappearing in the first few weeks. The story this year has…...
IM again turns to archery hunt to cull city deer herd
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (444+ words) IRON MOUNTAIN -- Permits will again be offered to archery hunters as Iron Mountain tries to match or even exceed last year's record harvest of 112 deer from within city limits. The size of the herd remains troublesome, City Manager Jordan Stanchina…...
Northwoods notebook: Life cycles through a too-fast summer
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (619+ words) It’s already midsummer. One of the few drawbacks of living in the Northwoods is summer seems all too fleeting, the June frenzy of nesting and births quickly passing by July. Yet a few creatures still are looking to create another…...
Outdoors report: Turkey surveys underway in Michigan, Wisconsin
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (741+ words) The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking residents to report sightings of wild turkeys and turkey broods — family units consisting of at least one adult hen and her young — from now through Aug. 31. “Summer is one of the best…...
Still waiting to see if loon nest yields chicks
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (506+ words) The watch continues on whether Six Mile Lake’s loon pair will successfully hatch chicks this summer. A loon was still on nest Friday, roughly two weeks since I’d spotted one among the tall grasses and other vegetation in a narrow…...
IM residents are on their own when nature’s water intrudes
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (327+ words) IRON MOUNTAIN — Water infiltration is a problem at some homes in Iron Mountain, but it’s up to individual owners to find remedies, a resident was told by the city’s mayor Monday. During citizens’ time at a city council meeting, Rebecca…...
MSU Extension’s Conservation Stewards program returns in fall
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (229+ words) MARQUETTE — Michigan State University Extension’s Conservation Stewards Program is returning this fall for its 20th year across the state and for a second year in the Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Conservation Stewards Program is an educational program for adults age 18 and…...
Outdoors report: About 1,250 turkeys taken during UP spring season
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1033+ words) IRON MOUNTAIN — Menominee County led the way in Upper Peninsula spring turkey harvests, according to data from Michigan’s Turkey Harvest Report Summary. In the first year of mandatory reporting, the Department of Natural Resources reports 289 toms taken in Menominee County…...
Scientists find proof of invasive shrimp in Lake Superior
2+ mon, 3+ hour ago (663+ words) Scientists now have evidence that yet another invasive aquatic species — the bloody red shrimp — is established in all five Great Lakes. Using traps and nets, researchers last summer collected dozens of adult and juvenile specimens, including pregnant females, at Wisconsin…...
Michigan bald eagle success story faces new threats
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (1132+ words) William Bowerman, deputy director and chairman of the board for Wings Over Water Research Institute, and two volunteers examine a Michigan bald eagle in May. (Courtesy of Wings Over Water Research Institute) (This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan,…...