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• Showcasing the Department of Natural Resources
 The DNR understands the importance of preserving and enhancing our strong outdoor heritage, and we are committed to making out door education a priority. Programs that interest women, youth and men may be found in the following articles. All are designed to help you learn more about Michigan's natural resources, in order to gain a greater appreciation of the great outdoors and have more fun in the process! Click here for a library of past stories. |  Winter Sports Heat Up the Season at Muskegon State Park
One venue shines especially brightly during the winter: Muskegon State Park, which boasts a winter sports complex guaranteed to satisfy your outdoor recreation desires.
|  Youths Attend Rabbit Hunt at State Game Area
Two dozen youngsters, mostly boys but some young ladies as well, were on hand for the Saturday, Jan. 21, event, which was hosted by the Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Division, the Mid-Michigan Chapter of the United Sportsmen's Alliance (MMUSA) and the Belding Sportsman's Club. The youths came with parents, mentors or friends to be part of the first of what the sponsors envision as an annual event.
|  DNR Conservation Officers: Public Safety Officers, Too-1/5/2012
To a lot of people, conservation officers are perceived as "fish cops" men and women who go around measuring fish, checking licenses and otherwise enforcing the game and fish laws of the state.
|  Mute Swans: A Beautiful Nuisance-1/19/2012
Certainly no waterfowl are as celebrated in art and literature as swans. From early childhood, youngsters are told the tale of the ugly duckling, a young bird that is ostracized by the others, until it eventually grows into a beautiful swan.
|  Historical Museum Highlights Michigan During Civil War-1/12/2012
When you think about the American Civil war, Michigan doesn't immediately come to mind. Michigan is situated well above the Mason-Dixon Line and none of the battles was on Michigan territory.
|  Michigan Students Enjoy Mackinac Experience in the Classroom-12/22/2011
For Jeff Dykehouse, curator of natural history at Mackinac State Historic Parks, holding a mounted beaver in one hand and an animal skull in the other isn't strange it's just another day at the office. The mount and skull are just two props he uses to help illustrate the cycle of nature during his high energy presentation, "Water, Woods and Wildlife."
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