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July 08, 2026
This month, we've got a variety of ways to enjoy and learn about Michigan’s outdoors and to get involved in helping the Department of Natural Resources take care of the state’s natural and cultural resources. Read more in this month's edition of DNR Events & Volunteering.
Tree planting in the Upper Peninsula’s Breitung Charter Township, street tree maintenance and planting in Benton Harbor and tree planting in Three Rivers are among the community projects across Michigan sharing in nearly $650,000 in grants.
Officials express gratitude for advocates’ support for Michigan’s conservation heritage
Following the tours, hatchery-reared sturgeon fingerlings will be released into the Black River and Mullett Lake.
Marquette community collaborations focus of Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund 50th anniversary event
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will lower the water level of Tomahawk Creek Flooding, a popular fishing destination in Presque Isle and Montmorency counties, following a state inspection that identified concerns with the dam that creates the impoundment.
Among the wildest of Michigan’s wild places, the rugged Michigamme Highlands has some of the most important natural geography in the Great Lakes region. Made up of vast forests, sparkling lakes, winding trout streams and granite outcroppings, the landscape is truly spectacular. Now, thanks entirely to grant funding, over 73,000 acres of this beautiful landscape has been protected and is available for everyone to enjoy.
In the wake of an eastern massasauga rattlesnake bite at a state-managed park in Oakland County last month, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is urging the public not to harm, harass or attempt to capture the threatened species.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, with funding provided by the DTE Foundation and in partnership with ReLeaf Michigan, is offering grant support for community tree planting projects across the state. Up to $95,000 is available through the DTE Foundation Tree Planting Grant Program.
Those interested in learning more about the upcoming removal of three aging dams in the eastern Upper Peninsula — Brockies Pond Dam (Luce County), Millecoquins Pond Dam (Mackinac County) and Silver Creek Pond Dam (Luce County) — are welcome to attend a public meeting 6-7:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 3, in Newberry. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will host the meeting at the DNR’s Newberry Customer Service Center, 5666 State Highway M-123.
