Michigan’s 2024 elk hunting season saw a challenging early period with more success during the snowy December. About 69% of hunters were successful.

The state-designated trails are open from Dec. 1 through March 31 at sites such as Outdoor Adventure Center along Detroit's riverfront, Lake Hudson Recreation Area and Waterloo Recreation Area. Although the trail permits are not required during Free Snowmobile Weekend, all other snowmobile regulations such as age restrictions still apply.

During a family trip to a fish festival in Bay Port years ago, Mike Snyder came across a historical marker planted alongside M-25, almost by accident. “Great Fire of 1881” the marker read, followed by a 90-word summation of one of the deadliest — perhaps the deadliest — fire events in Michigan history.

A buck harvested in Mecosta County has been identified with chronic wasting disease, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said in a news release, the first positive case found in the county as the always-fatal disease continues to spread.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is exploring the possibility of leasing about 420 acres of forest land near Gaylord for a solar farm.

The Department of Natural Resources is responsible for stocking our Great Lakes and inland waters with fish every year.This mon

Michigan lawmakers are upset over a state plan to lease 420 acres near Gaylord for a nearby solar farm. Now, the company involved says it no longer wants the land.

News of a chronic wasting disease case in Mecosta County came just days after Minnesota researchers said CWD could eventually pose a risk to other wildlife, livestock and potentially humans.

Officials with the DNR recently assessed 1,200 acres of public trust land in Otsego County near a major power transmission line to decide whether it was suitable for solar arrays.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources worked hard this past fall to stock fish in waters across Michigan — fish that will provide anglers with more opportunities in seasons to come. The fall 2024 effort saw DNR crews stock seven different species at 78 locations throughout the state.

LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is having a free snowmobile weekend from Jan. 17 to Jan. 19.

Saab Inc. had already announced plans for a $75 million factory near Grayling, receiving the state's blessing in 2024. During last week's meeting, the director of the commission indicated he planned to approve the transfer of 350 acres of land currently managed by the Department of Natural Resources.