An ice storm in Michigan destroyed 3 million acres of woods. Here's what experts and wildlife managers say about the future ...

CORWITH TOWNSHIP, MI – A prescribed burn scheduled for this afternoon is expected to benefit Lower Michigan’s elk herd, the ...

Several Michigan state park and recreation area campgrounds will be closed for ... The Milakokia Lake State Forest campground in Gould City, is closed through Nov. 30 to improve traffic flow ...

Tree-killing pests such as native pine bark beetles thrive in areas with stressed, damaged pine trees and fresh pine debris — ...

The property was leased and managed by the DNR, said Eric Cowing, district supervisor for the DNR Parks and Recreation ...

State parks across Michigan are beginning to fill up for the summer. Here's a look at where to book as Memorial Day weekend ...

Thousands of red pine trees had their branches and tops snapped off under the weight of ice from the late March storms.

Several state parks ... 517-331-3790 or [email protected]. The DNR is also advising against riding, hiking or biking on state forest lands in the emergency area because trees are still ...

The state estimates 2,000 bears now call Lower Michigan home ... droppings help spread seeds across large areas, promoting plant growth and forest regeneration. As opportunistic omnivores ...

northern Lower Michigan has wide-ranging areas with those conditions. It could lead to population explosions of the beetles and cause further losses to forests beyond the damage already done ...