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A helicopter releases water using a Bambi bucket to suppress fire as part of the efforts to fight the Sleeper Lake wildfire. 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.
Millie Hill Bat Viewing Site. The site is actually an old mine entrance that has a protective steel grate that allows bats to enter and leave, but keeps people out of the mine shaft. The Millie Mine is a critical hibernating and breeding location for up to 50,000 bats—one of the largest known concentrations of bats in the Midwest. Big brown and little brown bats from all over the region come here to hibernate during the cold winter months.
Young lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). Once widespread and numerous in the Great Lakes, sturgeon populations have been decimated by overfishing, poaching and dam construction that has cut them off from their upstream spawning habitat.
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 hunter with disabilities poses with his white-tailed deer kill. Over the years, the DNR has partnered with other organizations to make many of the state game and state wildlife areas in southern Michigan more accessible for individuals with disabilities.
Conservation officer writing a ticket for illegal ORV use on a stream bank. The damage to the bank is clear in the photo, and this type of erosion is why ORV use is restricted along waterways in Michigan.
A firefighter saturates the ground in order to prevent further fires from starting.
A collection of the equipment and ephemera of a conservation officer, including his/her uniform, weapon and binoculars, recruit training pennant and photo, the Michigan state flag, antlers and book of game and fish laws.
A conservation officers give a child a beach ball as part of the DNR's "Wear it Michigan!" campaign encouraging boaters to always wear personal flotation devices while on the water.
Lake trout fingerlings preparing to have their adipose fins clipped using the 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.
Forest Management fire officers manage 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.
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.
Three children play in the Platte River near the Lake Michigan lakeshore.
Conservation officers aboard their boat for the Wear It Michigan! campain to encourage boaters to always wear personal flotation devices while on the water.
A DNR employee inspects a bear den in preparation of attaching a radio collar to the black bear (Ursus americanus) within. The radio collar will help DNR biologists track the bear and allow for checkups to aid in their research of the species in Michigan.
A Mitchell's Satyr marked Jackson County as part of a mark-and-recapture program. The adult butterflies are caught, marked with a number on a wing with a fine-tipped felt pen and released. The number of times the marked butterflies are recaptured compared to the overall number of specimens captured gives biologists an idea about the size of the population.
Ice fisherman pulls up a bluegill on his line. Bluegill are one of the panfish often targeted by hook-and-line ice anglers.
A firefighter communicates via radio during the efforts to suppress the Sleeper Lake wildfire. 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
Visitors to Palms Brook State Park view the underwater features of Kitch-iti-kipi (Big Spring) from the observation raft. Two hundred feet across, the 40-foot deep Kitch-iti-kipi is Michigan's largest freshwater spring. Over 10,000 gallons a minute gush from fissures in the underlying limestone. The flow continues throughout the year at a constant 45 degree Fahrenheit. By means of the self-operated observation raft, visitors are guided to vantage points overlooking fascinating underwater features: ancient tree trunks, lime-encrusted branches and fat trout appear suspended in nothingness as they slip through crystal waters far below.
A DNR forest health specialist checks under the bark of an ash tree for signs of emeral ash borer.
An aerial view of a portion of the burn area of the Sleeper Lake wildfire, while the fire continues in the background. 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
Close-up of a great spangled fritillary butterfly perched on a thistle.
A flowing river after having its dam removed. 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
Aerial view of the Tahquamenon River surrounded by colorful fall foliage.
A game dog belonging to a Pure Michigan Hunt winner retrieves a downed mallard duck. 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.
DNR employee releases brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) fingerlings raised at a Fisheries Division fish hatchery from the transportation truck.
A group of women learn how to work with camping stoves in the winter during a Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) winter camping program. BOW is a national program created to introduce women to traditionally male outdoor activities. In Michigan, DNR's BOW program are offered year round at many locations and range from basic introductory courses to specific outdoor experiences.
A conservation officer stops hunters to check that they are following the pertinent laws and regulations.
Fire officers spray a portion of smoldering forest as part of the fire suppression efforts of the Sleeper Lake wildfire. 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
Biologist Barb Barton marks the wing of a Mitchell's Satyr butterfly in Jackson County as part of a mark-and-recapture program. The adult butterflies are caught, marked with a number on a wing with a fine-tipped felt pen and released. The number of times the marked butterflies are recaptured compared to the overall number of specimens captured gives biologists an idea about the size of the population.
A firefighter receives instructions over a walkie-talkie during the Sleeper Lake Fire incident.
Scientiests performing necropsies on white-tailed deer heads at the DNR Wildlife Disease Laboratory in Lansing.
A firefighter drags a hose through a fire-scarred area of the Sleeper Lake wildfire. 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
