
Outdoors


Worker bee cleans Centennial Park
Brice Burge Volunteers from Rock River, Limestone and Mathias Township came together for a worker bee at Centennial Park in Chatham on Tuesday, July 25. Work was done to both…

Meet five of Michigan's beautiful butterflies
Evan Deutsch As we approach the end of July, you may notice more butterflies flitting about. Michigan is home to about 157 species of butterflies, and July and August are…

Bieske wins Ben Lauren Memorial Livestock Show
Brice Burge The Ben Lauren Memorial Livestock Show is one of the fastest growing shows in Michigan, with another record amount of entries of goats, steer and more at the…
MDARD encourages owners to work with their veterinarian to help protect their animals' health with vaccinations
Brice Burge With the potential for pets and livestock to be exposed to wild and other domestic animals or bitten by insects (like mosquitoes) that could carry disease, the Michigan…

Out for trout
John Pepin Michigan DNR With the hot afternoon sun finally beginning to sink toward the western horizon, my brother Jimmy and I were headed into the woods to do a…


The U.P. Is Abuzz
Evan Deutsch …with bees. All types of them. In fact, Michigan is home to 465 different species of them. We’ll explore five of the most common ones. Before we do…
Having awareness of infectious coryza is essential
MDARD While infectious coryza has not been detected in Michigan, MDARD is aware of and monitoring cases of the disease in chickens from Ohio and Indiana. The disease is important…

Bald eagles: From brink of extinction to robust recovery
Michigan DNR While enjoying the great outdoors this summer, keep your eyes to the skies for bald eagles – our national emblem. These very large raptors can be found fishing…