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DNR approves $4.035 million in grants for recreational boating improvements and development

June 10, 2026/in News/by John

May 27, 2026Contact: Curt Wemple, 231-444-8029 The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced that seven communities throughout the state will share $4.035 million in Waterways Grant-in-Aid Program funding to improve public access to recreational boating. This year, projects in Benzie, Emmet, Mackinac, Marquette, Ottawa and Sanilac counties were approved for projects that include marina dredging, […]

Michigan’s ancient lake sturgeon are showing signs of a comeback

May 18, 2026/in Uncategorized/by John

Juvenile and adult sturgeon raised through stocking programs are surviving in the wild, returning to their native rivers and beginning to naturally spawn in some systems. It’s a major milestone for one of the Great Lakes’ oldest and most threatened fish species. TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – A quarter century after scientists and tribal biologists began […]

New state-record gizzard shad caught in the Grand River

May 9, 2026/in Uncategorized/by John

An angler from Lowell, Michigan, caught a new state-record fish: a gizzard shad that weighed 4.45 pounds and measured 20.3 inches long! Sedrick Neinhuis was spincasting on the Grand River in Kent County on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 22, when he brought in the record-breaker. This fish beats the previous state-record gizzard shad, which […]

EGLE awards nearly $100,000 for stream cleanups and monitoring

May 8, 2026/in Uncategorized/by John

Nearly $100,000 will help local governments and nonprofit organizations improve Michigan waterways The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced that $99,965 will be awarded through 20 grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations for stream cleanup and monitoring through the Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) Program. These annual grants help foster […]

High schoolers test water quality at Lake Erie Student Summit

May 3, 2026/in Uncategorized/by John

Ontario-funded summit connects western Lake Erie students with scientists and conservation groups StratfordToday StaffApr 30, 2026 5:30 PM More than 100 high school students from across the western Lake Erie basin gathered in Sarnia and Point Edward on Wednesday for the Lake Erie Student Summit, a hands-on event focused on building the knowledge, skills, and […]

Clean Boats Clean Waters program seeking summer mobile boat wash crew

March 7, 2026/in News/by John

Aquatic invasive species primarily spread from one water body to another by “hitchhiking” on boats, trailers, and other equipment. You can help protect Michigan waters by teaching boaters about invasive species, giving demonstrations on proper boat cleaning, and conducting invasive species boater surveys to the public. Through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Forest Service […]

Help protect lake sturgeon when fishing this spring

May 3, 2025/in Just for Fun, News/by John

DNR reminds anglers of lake sturgeon fishing regulations and rehabilitation efforts As spring arrives, anglers fishing in our rivers may unexpectedly find themselves with a lake sturgeon on the line. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that special regulations exist for lake sturgeon, and fishing for lake sturgeon is prohibited except in a […]

A collaborative study tracks collared moose in western UP

March 22, 2025/in Just for Fun, News/by John

The moose are loose – collaborative study tracks collared moose in western UP Researchers fitted 20 moose with GPS collars to study species’ survival challenges By RACHEL LINCOLN, communications representative and JOHN PEPIN, deputy public information officer Michigan Department of Natural Resources The moose population in the western Upper Peninsula has been a subject of […]

Lake and stream surveys are critical to managing Michigan fisheries

August 15, 2024/in Just for Fun, News/by John

Aug. 15, 2024 Contact: Jim Francis, 517-242-3593 or Marcee Wardell DNR inland lake and stream surveys are critical to managing Michigan fisheries Crews completed more than 280 surveys in 2023 If you spent any time on the water last year, you may have seen Michigan Department of Natural Resources fisheries management units at work conducting fisheries surveys […]

Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System network

June 16, 2024/in Lake Erie, News, Perch, Walleye/by John

We all know fish swim and move. But the when, where and why often remains a mystery for anglers and fisheries managers alike. Managing fish populations requires a comprehensive understanding of fish behavior – driven by the biology of the fish and the environments they live in – as well as the anglers who value […]

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