2021-2022 Huron Pines AmeriCorps Program Positions are Open
The 2021-2022 Huron Pines AmeriCorps(HPA) positions have been posted, and Michigan United Conservation Clubs(MUCC) will once again be a host site. If you are unfamiliar, “The Huron Pines AmeriCorps program has been developing leaders in conservation in communities across Michigan since 2007. Huron Pines AmeriCorps members strive to enhance Michigan’s natural resources and foster environmental…
Read MoreMichigan HSUS executive director purposefully spreads misinformation about conservationists
A recent opinion piece published by a Northern Michigan paper purposefully distorts facts and allows for fictitious terms to be applied to hunters and conservationists. The Traverse City Record-Eagle published the piece from Molly Tamulevich, the executive director of the Michigan Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The publication didn’t fact-check Tamulevich’s piece or…
Read MoreOTG Volunteers Plant Trees in the Escanaba River State Forest in Menominee County
On Saturday, September 18, 2021, a group of 11 volunteers gathered in the Escanaba River State Forest in Menominee County of the Upper Peninsula to plant native trees and shrubs throughout a 9.5-acre parcel of public land. Home to a larger habitat restoration effort by the Michigan DNR and the Menominee County Pheasant Club, the…
Read MoreMUCC signs on to bipartisan resolution opposing nuclear storage site near the Great Lakes
Per member-passed policy, MUCC recently signed onto a bipartisan resolution introduced by Congressman Dan Kildee that opposes the proposed 50,000 tons of nuclear waste storage near the Great Lakes basin. The MUCC resolution, which passed in 2015, requires that “MUCC adopts the position to ban long-term disposal and deep geological repository (DGR’s) of ALL grades…
Read MoreSeptember NRC Meeting: Commissioners pass a handful of fisheries, propose amendments to others for Oct. meeting
The Natural Resources Commission (NRC) met last Thursday and passed four fisheries orders while tabling several other orders and requesting amendment drafts from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The fisheries orders that were passed by the commission (with no amendments or changes made) include the following: FO 248.22 – Possession limits for fish…
Read MoreOTG Event at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute Launches Prairie Restoration Effort
On Saturday, September 11, 2021, a group of 15 volunteers gathered at Meadow Lodge of the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute (PCCI) to launch a prairie restoration effort across 4.5 acres of surrounding fields. Located along the north and west sides of Meadow Lodge on Cloverdale Road, the fields involved in the restoration efforts were formerly…
Read MoreDNR seeks input on potential reduction of recreation land in UP for solar development
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced a request from a land developer for an amendment to a long-term agreement that would eliminate hunting and fishing on 1,080 acres of land in the Upper Peninsula’s Marquette County. The property, owned by Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co., is part of a larger land exchange agreement with the…
Read MoreSeptember NRC: Fisheries regulations, loss of commissioner
It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to commissioner Michael Lashbrook after his passing this weekend. Although MUCC was not able to work with NRC Commissioner Lashbrook long, his tenacity and willingness to dig into the issues affecting all of us as hunters and anglers will be missed. May there be brown…
Read MoreDNR presents survey information at September wolf council meeting
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) responded to claims from a former employee that it undercounted wolves at the September Wolf Management Advisory Council (WMAC) meeting. WMAC members heard wildlife biologist Brian Roell, a 25-year veteran of the DNR, detail how the minimum wolf population survey is estimated, what internal and external validation processes the…
Read MoreMichigan Out-of-Doors Completes Successful Youth Pheasant Hunt
On Saturday the 28th, 15 youth hunters assembled on a stormy morning in Marion, MI at Tails a Waggin. The group and their parents had traveled from all over the state to participate in a pheasant hunting opportunity. With a mix of ages ranging from 12-17, both boys and girls began rolling into registration by…
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