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Outdoor, resource-based recreational activities.
Michigan’s commercial fishing industry wants the ability to catch and sell game species like trout and perch, while recreational anglers say that change would threaten fish populations and hurt fish-related tourism and spending.
A proposal crawling through the Michigan Legislature would require a $25 stamp for pheasant hunting, with the proceeds earmarked to stock the birds on state-owned land and to improve their habitat.
National parks in Michigan and across the country are in a $12 billion hole in funding for infrastructure repairs and deferred maintenance, according to a new report.
Commercial hunting and fishing guides would need state licenses under a proposal pending in a Michigan House committee. Supporters say that would provide additional safety for hunters and anglers if guides must carry liability insurance and know CPR and first aid.
A 2014 survey discovered that 19 Michigan state parks provided almost no healthy food options to visitors.
Hartwick Pines State Park has new winter programming that promises to show the park’s old growth forest in a new light.
A group of Michigan State University graduates and students want to recycle plastic collected from lakes and oceans into snorkels, swimwear and other clothing.
Women who fish have created a new Twitter hashtag to promote awareness of their growing numbers.
A new study shows that people living away from the Great Lakes are hospitalized for anxiety and mood disorders slightly more frequently than those who live nearer to them.