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Topics range from fishing and hunting to history and outdoor recreation. This is a weekly feature story sent on Thursday.

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Beauty on the bend: First-time backcountry camping at the Porkies

An account of a three-day beginner backpacking trek at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the western Upper Peninsula, part of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Outdoor Skills Academy.
Beauty on the bend: First-time backcountry camping at the Porkies
three backpackers stand on platform overlooking forest and lake at the Porkies

The fight to save Michigan's bats

Here’s the real scary part about bats: Their numbers were decimated by a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome more than a decade ago and, despite researchers’ ongoing efforts, have not yet recovered. That’s frightening because bats play an important role in our world.
The fight to save Michigan's bats
group of little brown bats hibernating in a mine

Using genetics to monitor walleye populations

A new method for tagging stocked walleye, called parentage-based tagging, is more effective and cost-efficient than traditional approaches and will help fisheries managers better understand how stocking is or isn’t affecting the walleye populations in key lakes. It’s kind of like Ancestry.com or 23andMe for fish.
Using genetics to monitor walleye populations
Close-up of a walleye with a jaw tag

A portrait of resilience

An ode to a tough, timeless, trusty tree.
A portrait of resilience
pile of colorful fallen autumn leaves

A bridge to adventure

There’s a new way to make the journey across the Detroit River: on foot or by bicycle. When the Gordie Howe International Bridge opened its pedestrian and bicycle path on Aug. 5, it created something new for travelers — a simple, toll-free way for people to cross between Detroit and Windsor without ever getting behind the wheel.
A bridge to adventure
A group of bicycle riders pausing for a picture on the Gordie Howe Bridge

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