Present winter conditions vary throughout the state and based on weather forecasts, will continue to fluctuate. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone to put safety first when enjoying favorite outdoor winter activities. “People often get caught up in the excitement ...
MARQUETTE — Researchers have revealed the Great Lakes’ 10 worst aquatic invasive species, spotlighting the plants and animals that pose the greatest threat to the region’s delicate ecosystems, fisheries and recreational waters. Their recent study in the Journal of Great Lakes Research ...
Walking in the sunlight, over the rusted pine needles covering the trail along the river, I was listening to the sound of the water as it rushed through granite boulders and tumbled over logs stranded midstream. The grasses on the banks of the river were golden and dried, skeletonized by the wind, the trees bare and forlorn. A few more steps under the blue skies and the green boughs of tall pines, there came a slow bend in the river, a place where light, water and wonder coexisted. Here, an image of peeling white birches and green cedars was cast over the surface of the water, ...
(In recent days) along a snow-covered highway near the Schoolcraft-Luce county line, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Jason Ruth pulled his vehicle over to the side of the road. DNR wildlife biologist Kristie Sitar had arrived there in her truck too. Sometime ...
It’s a cold, early morning when I glance up to see the sunshine glinting off the ice-clear, curved glass on the dome of this snow-globe place we live in, here amid these mighty and enchanting North Woods. I’ve been outside taking in a few pensive moments for myself, while absorbing the relative silence, clean air and the oozing lonesomeness still dripping off the tree branches, leftover from the black, long night before. I recall many icy mornings like these when I would walk eight blocks to school as an elementary school student. The streets and alleyways delineating those ...
MARQUETTE — For the third year in a row, Michigan’s recycling rate has hit a record-high, according to the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. Michigan’s recycling rate has risen from about 14% before 2019 to over 23% now. Officials say they expect the state will reach ...
