The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says May is “morel month” in Michigan, but the mushrooms are already starting to ...

Cougars were originally native to Wisconsin, but due to habitat loss and predator control through hunting, cougars were ...

It started modestly, with 9,000 steelhead stocked in 1963, according to the DNR's Lake Michigan Salmonid Stocking Program report. Brown trout were added to the program in 1966, coho salmon in 1968 ...

ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. — Days after a gas leak in Allegan County left 5,200 customers without natural gas services, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has shared what caused the leak.

But the biggest news of all is this: last month for the first time in over 100 years in the western Great Lakes states, two cougar cubs were spotted. Cute little things. Photographed on a snowy road ...

All state-managed trails impacted by the ice storm in northern Michigan counties remain temporarily closed, said the DNR. The trails will reopen individually after assessment and cleanup are ...

The Michigan DNR will collect 4.5 million steelhead eggs at the Little Manistee Weir. The egg collection will take place between April 15-17 and 22-23. Most of the eggs will be distributed to ...

MICHIGAN, USA — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is urging residents and visitors across the state of Michigan to exercise caution this weekend as the fire risk is expected to ...

There are now about 2,000 bears living in Lower Michigan locales such as Traverse City and Grand Rapids. That makes it more likely that residents and businesses will see a bear, the DNR said ...

Living near black bears is a part of normal life for residents of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, but now bears are moving into the south and west, the DNR said ... defend their cubs if they feel ...