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An aerial view of an area affected by the Sleeper Lake wildfire, showing a juxtaposition of burned and untouched areas around Murphy Creek (?). The 2007 lightning-caused fire which burned more than 18,000 acres in the eastern Upper Peninsula. It was the third largest fire in Michigan's history
DNR worker holding up a salmon caught for egg collection at the Fisheries egg take station.
Visitors observing the Tahquamenon Upper Falls from an observation platform in Tahquamenon State Park. The park is located in the eastern portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, near Paradise and Whitefish Point. The falls are more than 200 feet across with a 48 foot drop.
A fish caught in a gillnet being brought aboard the Alpena Fisheries Research Station boat Chinook for the annual Saginaw Bay fish community survey. Each fish is identified, counted and measured for total length. Target species, where more information is required, also will be weighed and examined to determine sex, maturity, stomach contents and more. Scales or spines are collected to allow the age of the fish to be determined later. The survey requires that most of these fish are sacrificed, but biologists learn an enormous amount about the health of the fish populations and often the same specimens are provided to others for more study; any fish remaining of any consumption value are donated to food pantries.
DNR employee leads a group tour of the grounds of Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery.
Ice fisherman showing off his longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) spear fishing catch.
Conservation officer recuits watching a boxing training session. Michigan conservation officers (COs) are fully commissioned as state peace officers, with full power and authority to enforce Michigan's criminal laws. COs are a unique class of law enforcement officer, whose duties include enforcing regulations for outdoor recreational activities such as off-road vehicle (ORV) use, snowmobiling, boating, hunting and fishing. They also are empowered to arrest those who commit felonies, misdemeanors and civil violations of Michigan law.
A conservation officer checks on safety compliance with a group of snowmobilers.
A family enjoying watermelon slices by the lake at one of the state parks/recreation areas.
A close-up of a double-crested cormorant's head at the Les Cheneaux Islands in Lake Huron.
Aspen being hauled to a stack after harvesting for pulpwood. The pulpwood is then offered for sale. Sales are conducted for the purposes of harvesting mature and over mature trees, responding to past or predicted insect and disease outbreaks, salvaging fire-damaged trees, enhancing wildlife habitat and improving health of forest trees. All harvests are designed to enhance growth of the residual trees or to promote full and prompt regeneration.
The crew of the DNR's Survey Vessel Steelhead set a trawl net in Lake Michigan. The crew conducts an annual hydroacoustic (sonar) and mid-water trawl survey of alewives and other prey fishes (like the mottled sculpin) in Lake Michigan to get a snapshot of current conditions. Once the survey work is completed, estimates of total prey fish abundance are generated by managers and are used to balance predator-prey dynamics. Fisheries managers then adjust salmon stocking rates to keep alewife abundance in check with lake productivity levels.
Campers sit around a campfire at their cabin. Several state parks and recreation areas have cabins and other types of permanent structures available for rent.
Outdoor and environmental education coordinator Gary Williams helps a boy fish as part of an introductory fishing program for youth at the Pocket Park at the Michigan State Fairgrounds. The children received a crash course on fishing, a little bit of basic biology, and then were turned loose around the facility's Lower Peninsula-shaped fish pond to target the 5,000 or so hybrid bluegills stocked there.
Scientiests performing necropsies on white-tailed deer heads at the DNR Wildlife Disease Laboratory in Lansing.
A view of the Detroit River and the harbor light of William G. Milliken State Park. William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor is situated on 31 acres in downtown Detroit. The scenic harbor, dedicated in 2004, includes 52 slips. The harbor light, which is a replica of the Tawas Point Lighthouse, welcomes boaters into this marina. Michigan's 97th state park, William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor is Michigan’s only urban state park.
Hunter stands with his dog, showing off his ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) kill.
A stand of aspen trees that will be harvested for pulpwood. The pulpwood is then offered for sale. Sales are conducted for the purposes of harvesting mature and over mature trees, responding to past or predicted insect and disease outbreaks, salvaging fire-damaged trees, enhancing wildlife habitat and improving health of forest trees. All harvests are designed to enhance growth of the residual trees or to promote full and prompt regeneration.
Working on the Battle Creek River restoration project near Charlotte.
DNR employees transfer fertilized fish eggs from the egg-take buckets to prepare them for incubation at a state fish hatchery.
Young hunter uses a duck call while hunting in a Pure Michigan Hunt. Pure Michigan Hunt is a program set up by the DNR to raise money to fund wildlife habitat restoration and improvement. Three winners are drawn from the applicants, and these hunters win donated prizes (including a firearm and crossbow) and are able to participate in every limited-access hunt Michigan has, elk, bear, spring and fall wild turkey, and antlerless deer, as well as take first pick in a managed waterfowl area reserved hunt.
Removal of a dam on a Michigan river. Virtually all of Michigan's large rivers had dams constructed on them. Most of these dams were built between 1900 and 1955, with construction activity reaching its peak in 1914. Many of these dams have deteriorated because of age, erosion, poor maintenance, flood damage and poor designs, and many of them no longer serve any useful purpose. Removal eliminates the expenses of future maintenance and repairs, improves public safety and provides several ecological benefits
DNR employees release an elk with its new radio collar as part of a capture operation for the DNR's four-year research project to evaluate the movement patterns, population characteristics and health of elk near Atlanta in Montmorency County. A helicopter was used to drive the elk into open areas, where an individual animal could be captured in a net fired from a special net gun. Once ensnared, the elk was subdued by field researchers, and then fitted with radio collars, provided a field checkup for basic health signs and given an antibiotic shot. Scientists also took hair, blood and fecal samples. The operation captured 20 bulls and 20 cows, achieving its capture goal.
Commercial Fisheries Enforcement Unit patrol boat M.W. Neal in action. This 28-foot vessel is the fastest boat in the fleet, capable of traveling at speeds up to 40 knots (46 mph). This patrol boat services Saginaw Bay. She is named for the state's first female game warden.
A forwarder loads timber as part of the DNR timber harvesting program. The harvested timber is usually offered for sale. Sales are conducted for the purposes of harvesting mature and over mature trees, responding to past or predicted insect and disease outbreaks, salvaging fire-damaged trees, enhancing wildlife habitat and improving health of forest trees. All harvests are designed to enhance growth of the residual trees or to promote full and prompt regeneration.
Bag of salmon egg that has been collected at one of the Fisheries egg take stations.
Aspen being hauled to a stack after harvesting for pulpwood. The pulpwood is then offered for sale. Sales are conducted for the purposes of harvesting mature and over mature trees, responding to past or predicted insect and disease outbreaks, salvaging fire-damaged trees, enhancing wildlife habitat and improving health of forest trees. All harvests are designed to enhance growth of the residual trees or to promote full and prompt regeneration.
Scientist performing necropsies on herring gulls and other birds at the DNR Wildlife Disease Laboratory in Lansing.
A biologist takes a sample from a walleye to be tested for Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia virus (VHSv) as part of a program monitoring the deadly fish disease. In 2007, a total of 8,933 fish from 36 species were collected by DNR Fisheries Division personnel and tested at the Aquatic Animal Health Center lab at Michigan State University.
An airman sits on the open side of a helicopter while a helicopter bucket hangs beneath the craft.
A group of students enters the Michigan Historical Museum "First People" exhibit, which tells the story of Michigan's birth as a land and a people, almost entirely an American Indian story. The Paleo hunters on a bluff represent Michigan's earliest people. They came into this area from the south to hunt, fish and gather. They were nomads who hunted caribou, mastodon and the Jefferson mammoth.
Forest Management fire officer sets a prescribed fire. These prescribed fires are intentionally ignited under a strict set of weather and site conditions to accomplish a specific resource management or ecological objective.
A Kirtland's warbler, a rare and endangered bird, perched on a tree branch. Extensive work has been done to restore the habitat of the Kirtland's warbler, thereby increasing the population.
An aerial view of the damage from the Sleeper Lake Fire around a lake.
Ice spear fisherwoman showing off her muskellung (Esox masquinongy) catch.
A close-up of an Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus).
