Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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…

For decades, researchers have been trying to bring back this iconic fish to Michigan—the arctic grayling—without success. Now, more than 50 collaborators…

Some environmental groups are criticizing the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for a planned carbon offset program.The DNR is planning a pilot…

To help combat chronic wasting disease, Michigan is banning deer baiting and feeding across big parts of the state. It’s highly unpopular with some…