Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Nature
North Country Trail: Fife Lake loop trail now open
By Howard Meyerson FIFE LAKE, MI — The cool of early morning clung to the forest landscape and highway sounds carried through the trees, but Marilyn Hoodstraten and Deena Barshney were busy at their tasks, paint brushes in hand. Each … Continue reading
Brookie survey continues in Upper Peninsula
By Howard Meyerson MARQUETTE, MICH. – Upper Peninsula fisheries managers are collecting data from five U.P. brook trout streams this season with the intent of adding three of those to the state’s experimental brook trout stream category in 2015. Five … Continue reading
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Tagged Brook Trout, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, Nature, Rivers, Trout, Upper Peninsula
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Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary: America’s one and only
By Howard Meyerson WHITE CLOUD, MI — April showers normally bring May flowers, but this year’s weather hardly has been normal. Lingering winter conditions and the late onset of spring delayed the usual early-season blooms at Loda Lake National Wildflower … Continue reading
Rogue River Expedition Highlights West Michigan’s Natural Beauty and Promotes Water Quality
There is a lot to be said for seeing things first-hand and a group of 100 paddlers will do that in June. That’s when they will explore the upper and lower Rogue River during a two-day float called Rogue River … Continue reading
Manipulating Sea Lamprey: Researchers experiment with chemical enticements, repellants
By Howard Meyerson That researchers are now studying how to chemically manipulate sea lamprey behavior, reminds me of the early DuPont chemical company advertising slogan: “Better Living Through Chemistry.” That old saw came out in 1935. The chemical industry was trying … Continue reading
Birds aplenty at annual bird watching festivals
By Howard Meyerson It is getting to be that time of year when migratory birds return to Michigan in abundance, a period when fields, forests and meadows are thawing, when early spring plants begin to show, and when breeding birds, … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Birdwatching, Conservation, Environment, Hiking, Michigan Audubon Society, Nature
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Nongame Wildlife: State effort to be revised and focused
By Howard Meyerson One of Michigan’s more important wildlife initiatives, Michigan’s Nongame Wildlife Program, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2013. It was a quiet celebration by all accounts, a contrast to its early years when the Michigan Department of Natural … Continue reading
Branching Out: Muskegon Conservation District is at the root of environmental health
By Howard Meyerson Once the daffodils break ground and tiny, purple Hepaticas brighten forest floors, Jeff Auch’s phone will begin to ring in earnest. The callers may be gardeners or land owners seeking advice about woodlots or wildlife, but most … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Environment, Muskegon Conservation District, Nature, Tree Planting, Trees
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Come Spring: The walleye move out of Saginaw Bay sometimes traveling hundreds of miles
By Howard Meyerson Saginaw Bay is known as a walleye fishing haven. Literally millions of walleyes spawn there each year. State fisheries managers say the 1,143 square-mile bay is the single-most important place for walleye production on all of Lake … Continue reading
Pure Michigan: On the way to becoming a trails state
By Howard Meyerson Michigan has had a number of nicknames: The Water Wonderland, The Great Lakes State, The Wolverine State, The Mitten State; and now it appears we may get another: The Pure Michigan Trails State. A five-bill package introduced … Continue reading
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