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LANSING, Mich. – The state Senate recently adopted a resolution to establish June 10, 2017 as ORV Rider Recognition Day in Michigan. “The Senate recognizes the importance of off-road recreation to our state, and the large economic impact it has,” said Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, who sponsored Senate Resolution 34. …

Michigan Tech researchers have released the annual Winter Study detailing updates on the ecology of Isle Royale National Park. For the second year in a row, the island’s wolf population remains a mere two. Moose have increased, and the high number of calves and low predation rates suggest that the …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and its cooperators are observing Wildfire Prevention Week April 16-22. Most wildfires on Michigan’s 20 million acres of state and private forest land occur in April, May and June. “Michigan typically experiences some of its higher fire conditions during the spring,” said Bryce Avery, …