Michigan Department of Natural Resources

The state was on the verge of finishing its 10-year forest management plan when the ice storm hit in March 2025. Officials say they plan on revising the plan to account for the damage from the ice storm in 2026.

Despite winter seeming bleak, the season offers birdwatchers the chance to see visitors like purple finch — and opportunities to help researchers learn more about birds.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources just bought an 8,844 acre area of land in Pigeon River Country State Forest. The public will be able to use the land for hunting, fishing, kayaking, and other recreation.

The cubs had not been spotted in the western Upper Peninsula since March. State officials say these cubs were the first ones verified east of the Mississippi River in a century.

Contamination in a Cheboygan County wetland has spread, and clean up is taking longer than regulators anticipated.

As of Dec. 1, Michigan snowmobiles are able to hit state trails. The Michigan snowmobile trail report says that various state trails are already opening up for the season.

Michigan's elk season could last longer for the 2026 hunting season under a new proposal from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

The partnership is helping bring Manoomin back to the state, a wild rice native to the Great Lakes region.

Fish in Michigan's inland lakes are shrinking because of climate change, according to a new study from the University of Michigan.

Fines for not following the ban can be issued.