Recent Updates

DNR Seeks Input On Public Forests

It takes careful planning to keep Michigan’s 4 million acres of state forest healthy and thriving. That’s why the DNR finalizes plans for each forest management unit two years in advance of when any management activities – prescribed burns, timber harvests or tree thinning, for example – take place. This …

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Governor Whitmer Signs Auto Insurance Reform

After years of debate and stalemate, Michigan finally has a law reforming the auto insurance system in the state. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the bill into law Thursday morning calling it a “clear step forward” saying the legislation “will provide relief for every Michigan driver.” A key factor in the …

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Applications now open for 2019-20 Portage Health Foundation Scholarship at Finlandia University

The annual Portage Health Foundation Scholarship opportunity for Finlandia University students studying healthcare and coming from Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga or Ontonagon counties is now accepting applications. “Partnerships like this are part of what makes the Copper Country such an incredible place to live, learn and grow up in,” said Sandra Turnquist, …

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