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ON THE GROUND VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ON THE RIVERS JULY 2017
For the third year in a row, MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program will be teaming up with Roger Hinchcliff of Steelhead Manifesto and the Metro-West Steelheaders to clean up sections of the Manistee River. Also, for the fourth consecutive year, OTG will be teaming up with the Metro-West Steelheaders and the Clinton River Watershed…
Read MoreIn the Field: Osprey Banding
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator Last week I was extremely fortunate to be invited to help the DNR band osprey near the Kellogg Biological Station on Crooked Lake. It was an incredible experience and it is amazing how far these special birds have come over the past couple decades. Their numbers sharply declined after…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS WITH OTG KICK-OFF MUCC'S 80TH ANNUAL CONVENTION IN THE GRATIOT-SAGINAW SGA
Last weekend, a group of volunteers and MUCC Staff members helped kick-off MUCC’s 80th Annual Convention by building five large brush piles in the Gratiot-Saginaw State Game Area. The Gratiot-Saginaw SGA was the first project location for MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program when it began in March of 2013. Since then, five more wildlife habitat…
Read More2017 ANNUAL CONVENTION RECAP
Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) hosted its most important event of the year this past weekend in Owosso: our Annual Convention. Delegates representing MUCC’s 46,000-plus members and 250-plus affiliate local sportsmen’s clubs voted on what hunting, fishing, trapping and conservation policies we will pursue, honored dedicated conservationists, elected officers and even improved local wildlife habitat!…
Read MoreOTG GOES BACK TO ITS ROOTS TO KICK-OFF MUCC'S 80TH ANNUAL CONVENTION
We are approaching MUCC’s 80th Annual Convention which will take place at the Comstock Inn and Conference Center in Owosso this weekend, June 16th-18th. Special events will also be taking place at the nearby Shiawassee Conservation Association. This was the place where MUCC was originally formed in November of 1937 by a collection of representatives from sportsmen’s clubs…
Read MoreMUCC & RMEF ENHANCE ELK HABITAT IN THE PIGEON RIVER COUNTRY
Last weekend, MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program partnered with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) to complete their annual elk habitat workday in the Pigeon River Country State Forest. This was the fourth year MUCC has coordinated with local RMEF members from various chapters throughout Michigan to enhance elk habitat in the Pigeon River Country.…
Read MoreMUTE SWAN AN AGGRESSIVE INVASIVE
It might look like your average Michigan swan, well it’s not! Mute Swan can often be perceived as native swan. The most noticeable feature which distinguishes the species from native swan species; has to be beak appearance. Trumpeter Swan usually have black beaks, while adult male Mute Swan has an orange beak. Michigan swan are…
Read MoreSB 280
ACTION ALERT! ANTI-HUNTING LAND BILL UP IN HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE NOW TO OPPOSE SB 280 SB 280 is the anti-hunters dream. Use public money to convert game areas that are open for hunting into wildlife sanctuaries where Michigan’s wildlife would be free from Michigan’s hunters. If you hunt, fish, or trap in…
Read MoreMUCC VOLUNTEERS HELP MAINTAIN APPLE ORCHARD IN THE GRAYLING STATE FOREST
Last weekend, volunteers pruned ~150 apple trees in the Grayling State Forest in a section of a 300acre orchard that has not been maintained in many years. This is the second year that efforts have been made to maintain the orchards within the Grayling State Forest by partnering with MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program as…
Read MoreA SUCCESSFUL TRIAL SEASON FOR OTG JR
Last week on Friday, OTG Jr successfully completed the third event for its Spring 2017 trial season. The Cramer Jr High Community Service Club partnered with OTG Jr in efforts to eradicate invasive species at the Bay City State Recreation Area near Tobico Marsh. A total of 16 students from the club participated in the…
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