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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 little brown bat hanging upside down 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.
DNR employees prepare a young peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) to be banded. 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 DNR forest health specialist checks a multifunnel emerald ash borer trap. The traps, which are baited with Manuka Oil, are part of survey of uninfected areas.
Family members play patty-cake while relaxing at their picnic at one of the state parks/recreation areas.
Children playing in the sand and water at a beach in one of the state parks/recreation areas.
DNR employees fit a white-tailed deer with a radio collar for a predator/prey research project. The project will provide information about the local deer population and the effects of predators on it.
A Wildlife Services employee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture oils double-crested cormorant eggs in a nest to prevent young from hatching as part of a population control measure on the Les Cheneaux Islands in Lake Huron. The booming cormorant population has been pointed to as a reason behind the decline of certain sport fisheries. The DNR works with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in recommending sites for population control.
Conservation officer recuits preparing for a 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.
Volunteers plant a tree along an urban street. More than 15 percent of Michigan's total statewide tree cover is found in metro areas.
DNR employee holding a trio of black bear (Ursus americanus) cubs. 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.
A State Park Explorer guide helps children learn the basics of fishing at one of Michigan's state parks. Explorer programs are hands-on, environmental and educational activities. The State Park Explorer guides lead programs and hikes for park visitors that feature each location's unique natural, cultural and historic resources.
Students check their results 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.
A shipping freighter travels underneither the Mackinac Bridge in the Straits of Mackinac.
A pilot looks at the devastation caused by the Sleeper Lake Fire.
A pair of hunters walk back to their decoys with their Canada goose (Branta canadensis) kills.
Close-up of a great spangled fritillary butterfly perched on a thistle.
An old lime kiln at Lime Island State Recreation Area. The 980-acre island sits on the St. Marys River Navigation Channel between the Upper Peninsula and Canada. Lime kilns were constructed there in the early 1700s. Other features of the island include that it was the site of summer camps of Woodland Indians approximately 5,000 years ago and that it was a 20th century sportsmen's club.
Kids playing football on the beach in front of Big Sable Point Lighthouse in Ludington State Park. Big Sable Point was first lit in 1867 and includes a 112 foot black and white tower and lightkeeper's dwelling.
Adult and youth collect an American Beaver (Castor canadensis) from a trap. The DNR has established specific trapping seasons when furbearers may be taken. Wildlife biologists recognize trapping as an important wildlife management tool and regulate and scientifically monitor trapping to ensure that the most humane methods are used and that the population is never endangered.
A group of Wyman Nursery employees sort and bundle just-harvested tree seedlings. Located in the Upper Peninsula near Manistique, the DNR's Wyman Nursery has raised trees for replanting Michigan's forests since 1927. The trees from Wyman help to quickly regenerate cutover areas, replant tracts harvested because of disease and rehabilitate areas scorched by wildfire.
DNR employees apply a leg band to a young peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus). 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.
The popular Holland State Park beach filled with beachgoers soaking in the sun.
A helicopter lifts a tree for the Au Sable Headwaters Restoration project. The tree will be transported 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.
A school group views the displays of fish at Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery.
An aerial view of a portion of the burn area of the Sleeper Lake wildfire, still smoldering. 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
The DNR Fisheries Division research vessel 'Chinook' trawling on Lake Huron. The ship has been used by the DNR for a variety of purposes since 1947.
A DNR employee helps campers work together to set up their tent on a Boys and Girls Club camping trip.
Lake trout fingerlings being sorted by size into 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.
A fly fisherman drags his canoe along a river looking for a good fishing spot.
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus), a rare sight.
Three signs signed by people that were helped by Michigan's Department of Natural Resources.
A firefighter receives instructions over a walkie-talkie during the Sleeper Lake Fire incident.
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
A docent at the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing teaches a student group about the early history of the state.
