Sheri McWhirter

| ALPENA, Mich. – A conservation group is racing to raise the final $420,000 needed to buy a 41-acre stretch of undeveloped Lake Huron

After reviewing trail cameras, the DNR has increased the number of confirmed cougar sightings in Michigan in 2025 to 37. (Photo courtesy of DNR)

Michigan recently passed a law that lets small counties control their own forests, and one community is leading the way.

The Ripley Creek project in Houghton County represents the final chapter of an eight-year recovery from one of the worst weather disasters in recent Upper Peninsula history.

The goslings are riding on the loons’ backs and being offered fish, even though they naturally eat plants.

Michigan's Mt. Arvon summit will remain open to the public under conservation easement in the Upper Peninsula.

| TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Wildlife monitors say Great Lakes piping plovers have reached another milestone in their decades-long recovery, with a record 90 breeding pairs documented this spring.

CEDARVILLE, Mich. — A rapid rise in visitors to Michigan's so-called “Narnia Trail” has begun affecting sensitive shoreline habitat in the eastern

Officials with Hiawatha National Forest emphasize bear-safe practices for both overnight campers and day-trippers after several animals were relocated in recent years.

CEDAR, Mich. — Construction is underway at the former Sugar Loaf ski resort in Leelanau County, with the Leelanau Conservancy aiming to open the long-abandoned property to the public this fall.