Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: DNR
White Pine Trail damage sparks debate on banning snowmobile studs
By Howard Meyerson | The Grand Rapids Press June might seem a strange time to talk about snowmobiles, but not for Tom D’Ambrosio. Summer is prime riding time. D’Ambrosio is an avid hand cyclist who enjoys the northern end of … Continue reading
Lean Times: State game area vandalism results in important work going undone
By Howard Meyerson ALLEGAN – Maria Albright was disappointed recently to find that vandals had damaged a new sign at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Echo Point Shooting Range. The sign had been built by Eagle Scouts. It had … Continue reading
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Tagged DNR, DNR Budget, Hunting, ORVs, State Game Areas, Trash, Vandalism
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Government killing of 8 wolves suggests Upper Peninsula may be overcrowded with wolves
By Howard Meyerson A couple of weeks ago, I read with some dismay about eight wolves shot and killed in and around Ironwood, a western Upper Peninsula town. Ironwood is a gateway community, a popular tourist town — population 5,380 … Continue reading
Michigan adding rustic campgrounds to online reservation system
By Howard Meyerson Eighteen of Michigan’s more popular state forest campgrounds are being added to the state campground reservation system this season. That’s a first for the remote and rustic campgrounds that have always operated on a first-come, first-serve basis. … Continue reading
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Tagged Camping, DNR, Rustic Campgrounds, State Forest, State Parks
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Wild Swine, the DNR and a Solution
Much has been said about Michigan’s feral swine problem in recent weeks, particularly now that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is enforcing a ban on those species that are considered an invasive species. Angry pig-hunt farm operators have alleged … Continue reading
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Tagged DNR, Environment, Feral Swine, Invasive Species, Michigan Land Use Institute, Pigs
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Pushback: UP brook trout proposal faces stiff opposition
By Howard Meyerson Marquette, Mich – State fisheries officials may be swimming upstream on the issue of brook trout regulations for the Upper Peninsula. A Michigan Department of Natural Resources proposal to double the daily creel limit from 5 fish … Continue reading
Backyard Bears: Trouble can be avoided by moving feeders
Looking to see a Michigan black bear? Look no further than your backyard. That’s become the norm in more and more locations around the state. State officials report that Michigan’s black bear population is spreading south into heavily populated areas … Continue reading
Free Running: Brown Bridge Dam to come out summer 2012
By Howard Meyerson Traverse City, Mich. — Come summer, if all goes as planned, the waters of the Boardman River will for the first time in 91 years begin to flow naturally down to Lake Michigan. State and federal officials … Continue reading
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Tagged Boardman River, Conservation, Dams, DNR, Fish Passage, Fishing, Rivers, Trout, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Eight wolves killed in city of Ironwood
Eight gray wolves recently were shot and killed in the Upper Peninsula town of Ironwood. The wolves had become an increasing problem. The wolves, members of two UP wolf packs, had followed deer into residential areas where the deer were … Continue reading
Grand River salmon: Fewer to be stocked upstream
By Howard Meyerson LANSING – Nearly a quarter million fewer coho salmon will be stocked in the Grand River at Lansing in future years if a state plan to release those fish downstream moves forward this spring. The new … Continue reading
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