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A family takes a break at their campsite from biking and other activities at one of the state recreation areas.
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.
A man takes his daughters for a ride on a jet ski on one of the lakes near Honor.
DNR employee holds a walleye during an egg take on the Tittabawassee River, by the DOW chemical plant in Midland.
DNR employees release a white-tailed deer after it has been tagged with an ear tag.
A DNR employee plants a tree seedling grown at the Wyman Nursery. 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.
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.
A DNR employee shows the fertilized fish eggs being incubated at a state fish hatchery.
An aerial view of one of the forests scorched by the Sleeper Lake Fire.
A Luce County Sheriff talks to a pilot in the cabin of a helicopter.
Wildlife Services employees 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.
Brittanies ready to run one of thr courses of the 2009 American Brittany Club National Amateur Gun Dog Championship at the Ionia State Recreation Area. Ionia, with three field trial courses spread over 2,800 acres, is one of two state recreation areas where field trialing is authorized in statute. Field trialing is a sport of bird dogs; sporting dog enthusiasts run their animals over a course - sometimes planted with pen-raised birds, sometimes not - and the canines are judged on their hunting ability.
A group of firefighters and voluntters recieve instructions concerning their next assignments.
A banded piping plover perches on a piece of wood. While the Great Lakes population of piping plovers has rebounded since it was first put on the federal endangered species list, the population remains extremely vulnerable to both natural and human-caused disturbances.
A group of wild turkeys, consisting of a tom and several hens. A tom will hold a "harem" of up to 20 females.
Cross-country skiiers competing in the North American VASA ski race in Grand Traverse county.
State park interpreter Elizabeth Brockwell-Tillman leads a hands-on program on the dunes at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park along Lake Michigan.
A group of hunters preparing to head to their hunting grounds on their off-road vehicles (ORVs), with gun cases strapped to the back.
Close-up view of an eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) with tongue extended.
A docent in historical garb helps explain a Civil War model to Michigan Historical Museum visitors.
DNR employees measure a smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) on an inland lake as part of the Large Lakes Program. This program specifies that one to two lakes, which are 1000 acres or larger, are scheduled to be surveyed every year. The fish tagged will be walleye, northern pike, musky and smallmouth bass. This study is designed to better determine population abundance, growth and survival, and harvest and fishing pressure.
Children explore one of Michigan's state parks as part of the State Park Explorer program. 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.
Lime Island State Recreation Area. The 980-acre island sits on the St. Marys River Navigation Channel between the Upper Peninsula and Canada. Features of the island include that it was the site of summer camps of Woodland Indians approximately 5,000 years ago, lime kilns were constructed there in the early 1700s, and it was a 20th century sportsmen's club.
Ice fisherman pulls up a bluegill on his line. Bluegill are one of the panfish often targeted by hook-and-line ice anglers.
A group of Wyman Nursery employees harvest 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.
Docent Jim Booth (dressed as a voyageur) explains the tools and tradeables of early fur traders in Michigan to a student at the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing.
Education historian and BIG History Lesson coordinator Laurie Perkins leads a lesson on Civil War battleflags in the battleflag storage area of the Michigan Historical Center. The BIG History Lesson is a weeklong immersion learning program for third and fourth graders that's held in the galleries and education rooms of the Historical Museum in Lansing.
A firefighter receives instructions over a walkie-talkie during the Sleeper Lake Fire incident.
Two girls show off their hefty fishing catches; part of a youth fishing program.
