Environment

DNR, Sportsmen’s Club Stock 4,600 Walleye in Brevort Lake

A collaboration between the Straits Area Sportsmen’s Club, Department of Natural Resources, and the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians saw 4,603 juvenile walleyes released into Brevort Lake Friday, October 21, 2022.

Dry, Hot Conditions Lead to Increased Fire Risk in EUP

Canadian wildfires have brought a haze across the Eastern Upper Peninsula that, for several days, obscured views of area landmarks, including the Mackinac Bridge and Mackinac Island.

Forest Service, Bay Mill Tribe Share Importance of Prescribed Burns for Forest Health, Fire Safety

The best medicine for an unhealthy forest is fire. This year, the United States Forest Service plans to conduct prescribed burns across approximately 9,000 acres of land in the Upper Peninsula. Prescribed burns, which Hiawatha National Forest fire planner Brenda Dale refers to as “good fires,” are a forestry management tool essential to maintaining a balanced forest and ecosystem. Wildfires are a naturally occurring disturbance that, for decades, were misunderstood by foresters. Years of fire suppression have given way to management policies that embrace controlled burns as a means of promoting new growth, regenerating soil nutrients, reducing accumulated fuel or anything that burns, and reinvigorating wildlife openings.