DNR https://www.wcmu.org/tags/dnr DNR en-US Copyright Tue, 05 May 2026 21:08:34 GMT DNR responds to 31 wildfires across the state Monday https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-05-05/dnr-responds-to-31-wildfires-across-the-state-monday A 124-acre wildfire in the Huron-Manistee National Forest is 80% contained and some near Mio were evacuated from the area. Tue, 05 May 2026 21:08:34 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-05-05/dnr-responds-to-31-wildfires-across-the-state-monday Cristin Coppess New changes coming to Michigan's spring turkey hunt https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-01-27/new-changes-coming-to-michigans-spring-turkey-hunt The changes are to the license options, management units and mandatory harvest reporting. Applications for Michigan's turkey hunters close Feb. 1. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:30:21 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-01-27/new-changes-coming-to-michigans-spring-turkey-hunt Ava Harmon DNR says UP cougar cubs have survived into adolescence https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-19/dnr-says-up-cougar-cubs-have-survived-into-adolescence 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. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:57:06 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-19/dnr-says-up-cougar-cubs-have-survived-into-adolescence Brianna Edgar Michigan DNR approves Recreation Passport grants to fund local recreation projects https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-15/michigan-dnr-approves-recreation-passport-grants-to-fund-local-recreation-projects The DNR is funding 15 local projects with grants from Recreation Passport fees. Recreation Passports are passes that give people access to parks across the state for a year. The projects will be focused on renovating facilities, playgrounds, trails, and boating areas. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:36:44 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-15/michigan-dnr-approves-recreation-passport-grants-to-fund-local-recreation-projects Anna Busse Arctic grayling, wiped out more than a century ago, return to the Boardman-Ottaway River https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-04/arctic-grayling-wiped-out-more-than-a-century-ago-return-to-the-boardman-ottaway-river The release follows years of planning and months spent carefully raising the fish, from which the City of Grayling got its name. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:59:07 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-04/arctic-grayling-wiped-out-more-than-a-century-ago-return-to-the-boardman-ottaway-river Ellie Katz New reef rocks the Saginaw Bay https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-31/new-reef-rocks-the-saginaw-bay Officials say the newly constructed freshwater reef off the coast of Channel Island will create spawning habitats for native fish species and foster resilience in their populations. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:08:16 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-31/new-reef-rocks-the-saginaw-bay Cristin Coppess Dead deer and small fish: Michigan students learn to investigate poaching https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-24/dead-deer-and-small-fish-michigan-students-learn-to-investigate-poaching Northern Michigan University criminal justice students are learning how to investigate and prevent poaching. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-24/dead-deer-and-small-fish-michigan-students-learn-to-investigate-poaching Emilio Perez Ibarguen, Capital News Service Mecosta County nonprofit leads the charge to revitalize historic trout ponds https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-15/mecosta-county-nonprofit-leads-the-charge-to-revitalize-historic-trout-ponds Save the Ponds, a Mecosta County nonprofit, is spearheading the effort to revitalize the Paris Park Trout Ponds. Officials say that revitalizing the ponds and other park features will boost the local economy, promote tourism and help preserve wildlife found in the area. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:25:37 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-15/mecosta-county-nonprofit-leads-the-charge-to-revitalize-historic-trout-ponds Cristin Coppess State House Republicans introduce bill to raise cost of fishing licenses https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-08/state-house-republicans-introduce-bill-to-raise-cost-of-fishing-licenses There's concern that without a revenue increase, the state's fish stocking programs, which include species like salmon, steelhead and walleye, will be reduced. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:16:51 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-08/state-house-republicans-introduce-bill-to-raise-cost-of-fishing-licenses Ellie Katz Michigan is selling over 120 plots of land. Why? https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-02/michigan-is-selling-over-120-plots-of-land-why Lakefront property in Wexford County, 40-plus acres of forested land in the Upper Peninsula and a tiny island sitting in the middle of Lake Ponemah have been up for grabs this year. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-02/michigan-is-selling-over-120-plots-of-land-why Emilio Perez Ibarguen