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Rounding the riverbend

Elbows, hooks, corners, turns, bends – all good names for those places in rivers and creeks where the direction of the water flow changes. These corners are typically good for fishing. For some reason, they are places that seem attractive to humans too, fishing prospects aside.
Rounding the riverbend
scenic view of a riverbend among fall trees

Expanding tribal partnerships to restore native wild rice

Building on a longstanding partnership with Indigenous nations, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is intensifying its commitment to sowing manoomin, a native aquatic rice and staple of the Anishinaabe people.
Expanding tribal partnerships to restore native wild rice
People in kayaks paddle out to check out manoomin.

Volunteers, staff come together during historic ice storm recovery, cleanup

As of this fall, hundreds of DNR staff members and volunteers have contributed tens of thousands of hours to cleaning up after the historic ice storm that struck northern Michigan March 28-30, 2025. Work is ongoing, but significant strides have been made over the past seven months.
Volunteers, staff come together during historic ice storm recovery, cleanup
group of trees broken by historic 2025 northern Michigan ice storm

Vehicle collisions have killed 60 moose in Michigan in 4 years

Moose are one of Michigan’s most iconic wildlife species that many people would love to see. Slowing down to help prevent moose crashes, especially in the hotspot areas, also improves chances of motorists spotting a moose along highways in the Upper Peninsula. It’s a win for researchers, conservationists, the general public and our Michigan moose.
Vehicle collisions have killed 60 moose in Michigan in 4 years
graph shows months and percentage of occurrence of moose-vehicle crashes in Upper Peninsula

Fall color for all

Colorblind scenic viewers at several Michigan state parks, now including Maybury State Park in Northville, help enhance colorblind visitors’ outdoor sightseeing experiences.
Fall color for all
Bill McKnight uses one of the EnChroma colorblind scenic viewers at Maybury State Park in Northville