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Posted on March 7, 2018May 17, 2019 by Developer Gud Marketing

Seeing the forest for the trees: Healthy forests bring abundant wildlife

Forests are more than just a collection of trees growing in close proximity to each other. Much like an organism, a forest and experiences a wide range of changes as it grows and ages. And as it goes through its… Read more

Posted on March 6, 2018September 29, 2023 by Developer Gud Marketing

How wildlife weather the winter

Live in the D – WDIV Wednesday, February 28, 2018 While many birds fly south for the winter, lots stay and play right in Southeast Michigan. That means plenty of wildlife have adapted to Michigan’s cold winter weather. From birds… Read more

Posted on February 26, 2018August 8, 2022 by Developer Gud Marketing

Detroit’s backyard beauty: Conserving one of the ‘last great places on Earth’

One of the “last great places on Earth” is right in metro Detroit, according to the The Nature Conservancy. Stretching from Southeast Michigan to the Maumee River in Ohio, a unique ecosystem known as the Lake Plain Oak Openings… Read more

Posted on February 22, 2018August 4, 2022 by Developer Gud Marketing

Volunteers critical to conservation at West Michigan nature preserve

The Exchange – WZZM Wednesday, February 21, 2018 The Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve is hidden away in a spot one wouldn't expect. The Land Conservancy of West Michigan's Colin Hoogerwerf provided West Michgian's WZZM station a tour on a… Read more

Posted on February 14, 2018August 4, 2022 by Developer Gud Marketing

Get outdoors in West Michigan

Where in the Wild? – FOX17 Tuesday, February 13, 2018 Those in Grand Rapids who want to get out and enjoy Michigan's beautiful wildlife and natural resources don't have to travel far from the downtown area. The Blandford Nature Center,… Read more

Posted on February 7, 2018May 17, 2019 by Developer Gud Marketing

Tag along on our birding tour

eightWest - WOOD-TV Wednesday, February 7, 2018 Bird-watching is a popular activity in the Great Lakes State. On January 31, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Ottawa County Parks will led a guided caravan birding tour of coastal Ottawa… Read more

Posted on February 7, 2018August 4, 2022 by Developer Gud Marketing

A century and counting: Aerial surveys help manage elk herd

As the single-engine Cessna crisscrosses the wintry skies, Jennifer Kleitch spots a piece of Michigan history. “Elk on the right!” Kleitch shouts, a smile spreading across her face as she quickly tallies the grouping of massive mammals grazing in the… Read more

Posted on January 29, 2018August 4, 2022 by Developer Gud Marketing

Like a sturgeon: Fishing on Black Lake

At 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, hundreds of people will hover over holes cut into the ice of northeast Michigan’s Black Lake for opening day of lake sturgeon season. Their spears and lines will be poised above the water,… Read more

Posted on January 22, 2018May 17, 2019 by Developer Gud Marketing

Citizen scientists act as ‘superheroes’ in conservation

As 16-year-old Minali Bhatt tromps through the marshy woods in her black rubber boots, her mother watches and waits for the number. “Forty-two!” Bhatt shouts, and her mother, Anandhi Chandran, smiles and jots down the vernal pool’s circumference in her… Read more

Posted on January 17, 2018August 8, 2022 by Developer Gud Marketing

Don’t Let The Cold Keep You From Enjoying The Outdoors!

Live in the D - WDIV Wednesday, January 17, 2018 When the temperatures drop and snow covers the ground you may not think of going outside, but there are plenty of reasons to bundle up and get outdoors. Independence Oaks… Read more

Posted on January 9, 2018August 8, 2022 by Developer Gud Marketing

How you can help conserve wildlife

Where in the Wild? – FOX17 Tuesday, January 9, 2018 Michigan's wildlife and natural resources don't just take care of themselves, a lot of hard work takes place everyday to ensure that future generations can continue to enjoy our state's… Read more

Posted on December 27, 2017May 17, 2019 by Developer Gud Marketing

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