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May 20, 2026
Have fun, stay safe and take care of the outdoors this Memorial Day holiday weekend; It's National Safe Boating Week; Enjoy free Kirtland’s warbler outings, spring birding fun; Boating the big lakes? Watch for commercial nets; ‘Ride Right' for safe, responsible, off-road adventure; check Michigan.gov/DNRClosures for updates on DNR-managed sites and facilities that are closed due to weather-related factors, improvement projects or planned maintenance; and more in this week's DNR News Digest.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced significant traffic circulation improvements and the upcoming completion of a dedicated two-way cycle track at Belle Isle Park. Visitors will see the implementation of some of the recommendations from the 2025 Belle Isle Park multimodal mobility plan, designed to ease traffic congestion, enhance accessibility and increase public safety for all park users.
A new 1,100-foot, fully accessible boardwalk, which replaces an aging staircase, has opened at Tahquamenon Falls State Upper Falls. The new feature will offer all visitors close-up, panoramic views of the Tahquamenon River as it rushes over the edge and drops about 50 feet.
Following extensive public input, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission on Wednesday approved several deer regulation changes for the 2026 and 2027 hunting seasons. The seven-member citizen commission, appointed by the governor, acted on and amended recommendations developed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to support healthy deer populations while balancing hunter opportunity and public feedback.
Conditions have improved at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has demobilized pumps and other emergency equipment used to channel water around the dam.
If you’re heading to northern Michigan to look for morels, hit your favorite fishing spot or get in a little time on the trails, be aware that fire danger is high. The MesoWest Great Lakes Fire & Fuels map shows the daily fire danger rating as high or very high for much of the state, so be careful with campfires, off-road vehicles, trailer chains and any power equipment that gets hot during use.
After a lightning strike at the Little Manistee River Weir (Manistee County) threatened to derail steelhead egg collection for this season, the Department of Natural Resources rallied to collect approximately 4.2 million steelhead eggs for Michigan’s state fish hatcheries. Staff were able to proceed with collection at the Little Manistee Weir, as well as deploy the Lower Platte River Weir (Benzie County) as a backup egg source for the first time, both of which contributed to the successful collection of steelhead eggs for future stocking throughout the state.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources invites new, interested or experienced hunters to attend the annual Hunters of Color event Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mott Park Recreation Area, located at 2401 Nolen Drive in Flint.
Firefighters with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have fully contained a wildfire that began Sunday near the southeast end of the Tomahawk Creek Flooding in Presque Isle County.
During National Police Week, May 11-17, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources joins communities across the United States to honor and remember those law enforcement officers who were killed or died as a result of incidents that occurred during the line of duty.
