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Shooters take aim at one of the stands of the 5-stand shooting range at Island Lake Recreation Area. This is one of six DNR staffed shooting ranges in Michigan. This particular one is vendor-operated.
DNR employee removes brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) fingerlings raised at a Fisheries Division fish hatchery from the transportation truck to be transferred into an Upper Peninsula stream.
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.
Michigan police officers enforce a roadblock during the Sleeper Lake Fire.
A Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) chick after being banded by a DNR employee. Young peregrine chicks are banded so they can be identified later should they turn up in another state or are found injured. The peregrine falcon population was decimated by the use of the pesticide DDT in the 1950s and 1960s. The DNR has worked with other agencies to successfully restore peregrines in Michigan, and the banding program helps in these efforts.
A Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) coming in for a landing. The peregrine falcon population was decimated by the use of the pesticide DDT in the 1950s and 1960s. The DNR has worked with other agencies to successfully restore peregrines in Michigan, and the banding program helps in these efforts.
Two men enjoy a discussion and break from the fishing at a parent-youth fishing activity.
Visitors reading about grey wolves at Tahquamenon Falls State Park.
Volunteer campground hosts at J. W. Wells State Park in Menominee County. Campground Hosts assist campers by answering questions and explaining rules.
DNR employee holds a recently born black bear (Ursus americanus) cub. Cubs are born around January and stay in the den with the mother during the late winter months. The mother of these cubs was tranquilized and given a radio collar to help biologists track and check up on the species in Michigan.
Ash trees showing the damage of emerald ash borer larvae. In the spring, ash trees will not leaf out in portions of the canopy due to the feeding of emerald ash borer larvae. This feeding leads to canopy dieback and eventually death.
A British soldier (historical reenactor) explains his musket to Michigan Historical Museum visitors to supplement the "British Control - 1790" exhibit.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources and American Red Cross employees organize supplies at a relief center.
A group of firefighters and voluntters recieve instructions concerning their next assignments.
A helicopter drops water from a helicopter bucket onto an area of the forest affected by the Sleeper Lake Fire.
DNR employees aboard the Alpena Fisheries Research Station boat Chinook measure fish caught in gillnets 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.
A deer exhibit, including white-tailed deer and elk, at the Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center in Cadillac.
DNR Fisheries Division employees out of the St. Clair Research Station haul netted lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) onto their research vessel Channel Cat as part of their Lake St. Clair sturgeon survey. The sturgeon will be measured and examined before being released back into the lake.
A conservation officer talks with snowmobilers about safety and regulations for the popular winter pastime.
70-year old Vern Kruithof poses with his 2009 540-pound elk bull kill, after forty years of waiting to win in the license lottery. An elk license is one of the most difficult hunting licenses to obtain in Michigan.
Working on the Battle Creek River restoration project near Charlotte.
A view of the Michigan Historical Center in Lansing, which contains the Michigan Historical Museum and Archives of Michigan, along with the Library of Michigan. The building surrounds a white pine tree, the state tree of Michigan.
A view of the facilities of William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor in Detroit. The park 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.
Visitors to Palms Brook State Park view the underwater features of Kitch-iti-kipi 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.
DNR biologist Jessica Mistak collects mussels in the Menominee River watershed for her research project, which examines freshwater mussels, including the purple wartyback and elktoe, trying to determine their populations as well as unlocking the secrets to where they live.
A pair of mating emerald ash borer beetles. The emerald ash borer is an invasive species in Michigan and detrimental to ash trees.
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.
Small or big brown bats flying at the 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.
Visitors read about the grey wolf at an outdoor exhibit at Tahquamenon Falls State Park.
Tamarack larch tree (Larix laricina) in the late fall, with most needles already dropped. A deciduous conifer, the tamarack larch's needles turn yellow and drop in the fall.
A conservation officer inspects anglers' catches to make sure they meet size requirements; if found, undersized fish are seized and citations are issued. Siezed fish can be seen in the coolers on the patrol boat.
DNR employees inspect a black bear (Ursus americanus) cub. Cubs are born around January and stay in the den with the mother during the late winter months. This cub's mother was tranquilized and given a radio collar to help biologists track and check up on the species in Michigan.
A group of Michigan Conservation Officers and a Luce County Sheriff discuss their new assignments.
A volunteer releases 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.
