1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (745+ words) BARAGA COUNTY -- Lake Sturgeon: The Living Fossils. They've earned this moniker not only because they first appeared in the fossil record at least 100 million years ago or because their bony scutes give them a dino-like appearance, but because of their…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (370+ words) LANSING — Maintaining a health turkey population requires continued monitoring, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says. To accomplish this, the DNR is asking the public to participate in its wild turkey brood survey. The annual survey began July 1 and ends…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (212+ 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…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (490+ words) The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and fish pathologists from Michigan State University will make an expedition aboard the RV Lake Char to Superior Maximus, the deepest point of Lake Superior this month, according to a June 8 statement from the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (561+ words) MARQUETTE — 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…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1086+ 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,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (569+ words) Chelsea Bossert/Daily Mining Gazette Musicians Seth and Desiree Brown of Finding Feathers provided the musical backdrop for the City of Houghton’s Spring on the Wing event Saturday at the downtown pier. HOUGHTON — The City of Houghton celebrated its Bird…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (668+ words) HOUGHTON — Isle Royale’s wolf population is surging to a near record high while the moose population is plummeting, the 2026 Isle Royale Winter survey study found. Meanwhile, the study shows the moose population has plummeted by 75% to 524, down from the 2,000 recorded…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (500+ words) LANSING — The 2026 spring turkey hunt periods begin as early as April 18. Starting this year, all successful turkey hunters must report their harvest within 72 hours of harvest or before transferring possession of the bird, whichever comes first. Harvests can be reported…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago   (554+ words) mininggazette.com American Songbird acquires Gratiot River Watershed Sale involves 17,325 acres in Allouez Township “This purchase includes nearly the entire Gratiot River Watershed east of Five Mile Point Road, including 11.5 miles of the main stem of the river” Smith said....