Calendars: Classes & Workshops; Hunting and Fishing; Public Meetings; Volunteer Opportunities; State park, historic sites and visitor center events.
Find camping and overnight lodging options, reservation info, rules and regulations and more. USE THE BUTTON ABOVE TO VISIT THE CAMPING HOMEPAGE or go directly to you area of interest below:
Get all your fishing information here, including rules and regulations, license info, the weekly fishing report and much more. Use the button above to visit the fishing home page, or go directly to your area of interest below:
Get all your hunting information here, including hunting season dates, rules and regulations, and much more. Use the button above to visit the hunting home page, or go directly to your area of interest below:
Find ORV license and permit info, maps, rules and regulations and more. USE THE BUTTON ABOVE TO VISIT THE ORV HOMEPAGE or go directly to you area of interest below:
Information on DNR shooting and archery ranges, rules and regulations, resources to get started and more. Use the button above to visit the target shooing and archery home page, or go directly to one of the pages below:
Find snowmobile trail permit info, maps, rules and regulations and more. USE THE BUTTON ABOVE TO VISIT THE SNOWMOBILE HOMEPAGE or go directly to you area of interest below:
Want to find tasty morel mushrooms in the forest? Click the box above for tips and tricks to fill your basket.
Find cross-country ski, ice fishing , snowmobiling info and much more. USE THE BUTTON ABOVE TO VISIT THE WINTER FUN HOMEPAGE or go directly to you area of interest below:
Find facility info, overnight info, an event calendar and much more.
Find a great trail experience near you - whether you want to hike, bike, snowmobile or ride an ORV. From long, paved linear trails to rugged forest terrain, Michigan offers trail opportunities for all abilities and interests.
Visitor Centers across the state provide education programs, field trips, archery, fishing, trails and much more. Click the box above to see all our locations, or click the individual location below.
We administer grants that enable our local partners to promote the lifestyles we all enjoy by providing recreational opportunities, enhancing wildlife habitat and ensuring public safety. Visit the grants home page by clicking on the button above, or view a specific area of interest below:
Recreational Safety and Hunter Education
Learn about Michigan's diverse range of fish, plants, trees, reptiles, amphibians, insects and mammals. Click the box above to see all species, or click the species group below.
DNR educators across the state provide fun, educational activities, programs and workshops year-round for adults, families and kids. Click the box above to see all our offerings, or click the program below.
DNR educators provide classroom lessons, field trip opportunities, professional development and experiential programs to teachers around the state. Click the box above to see all our offerings, or click the program below.
DNR forest resources professionals maintain healthy forests, manage wildfire, maintain responsible harvesting certifications and improve wildlife habitat. Click the box above to learn more about Michigan's state forests.
law enforcement, legislation, rules and regulations
All DNR-related boards, committees, and advisory groups
Find seasonal, part-time and full-time job openings with the DNR
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Volunteer stewardship workdays engage volunteers, students, scouts and passionate visitors to help protect our parks through hands-on restoration and education. Each month, volunteers roll up their sleeves to help remove invasive plants that threaten high-quality ecosystems in state parks across southern lower Michigan.
Volunteers will learn plant identification, see rare ecosystems, connect with others, get exercise and more.
No experience is necessary, and all equipment and instruction are provided. Preregistration is required. Email your name, phone number and the date/location you wish to participate to:
Volunteer stewardship workday calendar »
Interested in volunteering on your own? Some training and coordination is required; however, once you are trained, these activities can be performed whenever it is convenient for you! If you're interested, please email Kelsey Dietz or call 517-388-8517.
The volunteer stewardship workday calendar includes GPS coordinates linked to a Google map of the exact meeting location.
Meeting locations typically do not include park headquarters or areas with a street address.
* Be sure boots and gear are free of mud and hitchhiking seeds, so you don't inadvertently spread invasive plant seeds into these high-quality natural areas.
Minors (under 18) must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The accompanying parent/guardian must sign a volunteer release and waiver of liability form for the minor. If participating with an organized youth group, the group leader may sign instead.
To help us plan out equipment and workday needs, advanced registration for groups larger than five is strongly encouraged.
Classrooms and student groups interested in an interpretive experience should contact park visitor centers or explorer guides.
If a workday must be canceled due to inclement weather (or any other reason), registered participants will receive an email at least two hours ahead of the scheduled meeting time.
Gather baseline bird data or monitor known populations of rare birds in select areas of certain parks.
Learn to identify the early stages of forest diseases, so we can detect and treat cases at the early stage.
Help collect Galerucella beetles, purple loosestrife's natural enemy, and redistribute them to wetlands.
Help us determine whether we have rare insects in some of our highest quality ecosystems.
Help map patches of invasive plants. This data will help us plan where to focus future restoration efforts.
Help pull herbaceous. These non-native plants out compete native plants and lead to low biological diversity.
Experienced birders are needed to help complete the Kirtland's warbler census.
In May, June and September, native plants are planted at select parks.
Hand collect native prairie seed in October and early November.
With support from hundreds of volunteers, more than 150 native, local genotype trees have been planted in Belle Isle Park. Volunteers interested in helping to care for these newly planted trees will work closely with the DNR to ensure their success. Please contact Kelsey Dietz to learn more.
The Belle Isle Canopy Work Group works toward increasing tree canopy cover and protection in day-use areas. Interested organizations and individuals may submit project proposals and ideas for increasing tree cover or aiding in tree protection by contacting Heidi Frei, state park forest health specialist, by Sept. 30 each year.
