Michigan Department of Natural Resources

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking you to report any wild turkeys you see in the month of January.

The state is asking for public comment on a five-year plan for outdoor recreation.

Michigan has lots of beautiful nature to offer—but sometimes humans desire to experience that nature butts up against conservation goals. We heard about two places in the state trying to balance recreation and ecology.

Wet springs have meant fewer forest fires. This year the state helicopter and big water bucket have already been used twice.

Jobs in state parks will pay $15 per hour.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is encouraging people to get out into nature on January 1. The department is hoping Michiganders will sign up online and collectively log 2,022 miles as part of the “First Day Hikes” program.

Michigan wildlife officials say the size of the state’s deer herd is similar to last year, as the first hunters of the season head to the woods this…

Contractors used a helicopter to lift the four sections of a new 142-foot-long pedestrian bridge into place at the Lower Tahquamenon Falls.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday proposed spending $150 million in federal relief money on locally owned parks and trails. State officials say that’s…

Droughts in parts of West Michigan put large swaths of land at an increased risk of wildfire. Despite storms rolling through much of Michigan’s Lower…