GARFIELD TOWNSHIP – The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has confirmed two recent photos of a cougar in the eastern Upper Peninsula, marking the 25th and 26th times cougar evidence has been verified in the U.P.
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DNR releases nearly 6,000 lake sturgeon in Michigan waters
LANSING – The Department of Natural Resources planted nearly 6,000 juvenile lake sturgeon into various waters in the state including Delta and Menominee Counties. It’s an effort to rehabilitate what the DNR calls a culturally significant fish species.
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Two Upper Peninsula projects receive DNR Wildlife Habitat Grants
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Natural Resources awarded nearly $1.1 million in grants to improve habitats for game animals.
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DNR’s Western U.P. Citizens’ Advisory Council to meet July 21 in Baraga County
BARAGA — The Department of Natural Resources’ Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Council (CAC) will meet in Baraga County on Monday, July 21, at the Baraga Lakeside Inn, located at 900 U.S. Hwy. 41 in Baraga.
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DNR citizen advisory councils to meet jointly on Upper Peninsula issues
MARQUETTE – The Department of Natural Resources’ Eastern and Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Councils (CACs) will hold their annual joint meeting Monday, March 17 in the Huron and Erie Rooms at Northern Michigan University, located at 2101 University Center, Marquette.
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Abandoned gill net recovered off the Garden Peninsula in Lake Michigan
ESCANABA – Nearly two miles of an abandoned gill net was recovered east of the Garden Peninsula in October. Law Enforcement from the Sault Ste, Marie Tribe and Michigan Department of Natural Resources began pulling the net on Oct. 18. The net is believed to have been floating in water along the Delta and Schoolcraft County border for about a year.
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SmartZone business accelerator offers startup place
SAULT STE. MARIE – The new Sault Ste. Marie SmartZone business accelerator building provides start up space to help entrepreneurs learn about and select manufacturing and business methods appropriate for their ventures, and to build initial production runs before moving into a facility such as the EDC’s Industrial Incubator, which houses new businesses as they get a foothold in the community.
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