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DNR employee assists in the correct weaving of leather in making traditional snowshoes
A fly fisherman fishing from a float tube nets his brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) catch.
Conservation officer helps guide the launch of one the department's patrol boats.
Students take aim during an Archery in the Schools lesson. The Archery in the Schools Program is designed to introduce target archery in 4th thru 12th grade physical education classes during the school day. To date, nearly 500 schools representing 75 counties statewide have adopted the program.
Scientist checking tissue samples at the DNR Wildlife Disease Laboratory in Lansing.
A Pure Michigan Hunt winner and his dog set duck decoys. 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.
Internal/PIT tags and implanter. These are implanted into a fish and contains a series of numbers and letters that can be obtained by passing a "PIT Tag reader" over the implanted tag. The tagging program helps biologists to determine movement and seasonal distribution of the species.
A volunteer holds a mallard that has been freshly banded near East Lansing. Every year, the DNR attempts to band ducks as part of a national survey, which focuses on mallards, wood ducks and black ducks. The mallards are affixed with aluminum bands; each with its own unique number, plus a phone number and address. Hunters who later harvest a banded duck are encouraged to report the bird's band number to the telephone number or address printed on the band. The goal of this program is to engage hunters in the collection of data about ducks and to help set quotas and establish hunting seasons that coincide with migration patterns.
A DNR employee helps a child with how to handle his catch as part of a group activity at a campground introducing kids to fishing.
View of Fayette Historic Townsite in Fayette State Park between Escanaba and Manistique in the Upper Peninsula. This former industrial community once manufactured charcoal pig iron, which helped make shipping for steel companies much more economical in the late 19th Century. Many of the buildings that housed the industry and the people of Fayette still stand in this historic park.
Two kids show off their brown bullhead catfish (Ameiurus nebulosus) catch.
Three signs signed by people that were helped by Michigan's Department of Natural Resources.
Outdoor and environmental education coordinator Gary Williams helps teach children about archery at the Pocket Park at the Michigan State Fairgrounds. The Pocket Parks at the former Michigan State Fair and the Upper Peninsula State Fair provide opportunities for visitors to engage in and build skills for outdoor activities in a fair setting.
DNR employees net elk from a helicopter during 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.
Outdoor and environmental education coordinator Gary Williams helps a girl with her sunfish catch as part of a 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.
Removing a dam from a 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
A boy plays around with the window in his tent on a Boys and Girls Club camping trip.
Close-up of a conifer leader (top of the tree), with spruce branches in the background.
A view of the William G. Milliken State Harbor with the skyline of Detroit in the background. William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor is situated on 31 acres in downtown Detroit. The scenic harbor, dedicated in 2004, includes 52 slips. A 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.
DNR employees pull a tranquilized black bear (Ursus americanus) out of her den, preparing to attach a radio collar. The radio collar will help DNR biologists track the bear and allow for checkups to aid in their research of the species in Michigan.
DNR Fisheries employees retrieve the choker cables used to cinch the trees together after they were dropped into the Au Sable River as part of the Au Sable Headwaters Restoration Project. The trees were harvested and then airlifted to the Au Sable River headwaters and strategically dropped into the river. The purpose of the project is to make up for the environmental damage done more than a century ago by loggers denuding the banks. Normally, trees along a river get old, die and fall in. This project tries to mimic nature in creating diverse in-stream habitat. Woody debris has always been a key component for in-stream habitat for a variety of reasons. For one thing, woody debris provides cover for fish to help protect them from predation. Large woody debris also helps increase the productivity of the river by trapping vegetation, an important factor in the food web.
Aspen going through a field sawmill. The aspen were harvested by the DNR for pulpwood, which 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.
A bag of garlic mustard (non-native invasive plant) pulled by volunteers. Pulling garlic mustard is part of the DNR's early detection and rapid response initiative. Garlic mustard impacts forest regeneration by shading-out young tree saplings.
Conservation Officer Troy Bahlau with a set of confiscated trophy antlers from a poached white-tailed deer, in Jackson County.
A group of DNR employees and volunteers hold onto Canada geese while their information is recorded and the are prepared to be banded. The DNR is responsible for banding hundreds of ducks and geese each year, with quotas set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service according to local conditions. The banding process is performed by DNR employees and trained volunteers. Once the age and sex are recorded, a metal, pre-numbered, federal ID band is placed loosely around the goose's leg and gently pushed closed with a pair of pliers. Waterfowl hunters across the United States and Canada are asked to report any harvested birds with federal identification leg bands. Doing so assists waterfowl managers when it comes to setting future hunting seasons and bag limits.
Father and son roasting marshmallows at one of the Tahquamenon Falls State Park campsites. The park is located in the eastern portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, near Paradise and Whitefish Point.
A young hunter shows off his ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) kill with his hunting dog.
Lake trout fingerlings sorted by size in different holding tanks as part of the adipose fin clipping AutoFish system at the Marquette State Fish Hatchery. The DNR's Fish Production Section produces and delivers fish of the correct species, strain (a genetic type of a specific species), size, date and location as directed by Fisheries Division Management Unit staff. The lake trout have their adipose fins clipped to distinguish them as hatchery fish. The AutoFish system allows for the fins to be clipped without the fish being handled by humans, which is far more beneficial to the health of the fish.
