On The Ground
VOLUNTEERS PLANT TREES FOR WILDLIFE IN THE UP
This past weekend, 20 volunteers from Marquette County planted 130 trees to improve wildlife habitat in the Gwinn State Forest. A great amount of support was shown by locals including MUCC Vice President-George Lindquist, UP Whitetails member-John Strom as well as local DNR staff including DNR Deputy Public Information Officer-John Pepin and family, DNR Forester-Rachel…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS WITH MUCC PLANTED 2,600 TREES FOR WILDLIFE THIS MONTH
A total of 2,600 trees were planted by volunteers with MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program and school groups participating in OTG Jr events this month. The trees and shrubs planted included conifers to provide thermal cover and also, mast-producing trees to provide browse for wildlife. Projects were completed this month in the Southwest, Southeast, and…
Read MoreMUCC'S ON THE GROUND PROGRAM EXPANDS TO INCLUDE K-12 SCHOOL GROUPS
Two more wildlife habitat improvement projects will be completed in different regions of the state by the end of this week. Tomorrow, we will be teaming up with the Reese High School Out-of-Doors Club to maintain wood duck nesting boxes in the Fish Pointe Wildlife Area. Then, on Saturday, we will be teaming up with…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS WITH MUCC COMPLETE THE FIRST SPRING PROJECTS
Volunteers with MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Program have already completed three wildlife habitat improvement projects in the past week and a half! Crabapple trees were planted in the Southwest region, brush piles were built for rabbitat in the Southeast region, and Scotch pine was removed from a Jack pine plantation and brush piles were built in…
Read MoreSPRING 2017 WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
With the warmer temperatures and frequent rains that come along with the spring season, it’s the perfect time to start planting trees for wildlife! Volunteers with MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Program aren’t hesitating to get started and will be planting mast-producing trees and shrubs this Saturday in the Barry-Middleville State Game Area. Then, next week on…
Read MoreBUILDING NEW BRUSH PILES AND UTILIZING LAST YEAR'S HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FULTON SGA
Last weekend, a group of 13 volunteers built new brush piles in the Fulton State Game Area. In previous years, volunteers have built brush piles for rabbitat at four separate events with MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program, making this the fifth event in the Fulton SGA. This weekend’s event was hosted in the north end…
Read MoreMUCC SUPPORTS ANNUAL YOUTH RABBIT HUNT AT CRANE POND SGA
Last weekend, the Crane Pond State Game Area hosted its Annual Youth Rabbit Hunt. The area’s DNR Wildlife Biologist, Ken Kesson, DNR Wildlife Assistant, Dean Boerman, and DNR Wildlife Technician, Nate DeVries organize the event each year with local mentors that volunteer to guide groups of youth hunters during the hunt. Areas of recent habitat…
Read MoreMIDLAND-DOW HIGH CONSERVATION CLUB VOLUNTEERS IN THE GRATIOT-SAGINAW SGA
Last weekend, a group of 18 volunteers including members from the Midland-Dow High Conservation Club, Boy Scouts from Troop 337, local hunters and trappers continued habitat maintenance in a wildlife opening in the Gratiot-Saginaw State Game Area. Volunteers removed encroaching brush from the wildlife opening and stacked it into large brush piles for rabbitat. The…
Read MorePLANT TREES FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT WITH MUCC
Yesterday, I visited the Gourdneck State Game Area with DNR Wildlife Biologist Mark Mills and Brandon Thomas from Boy Scout Troop 253 of Vicksburg, MI to discuss plans for a tree planting project this spring. Brandon had attended fellow troop members Eagle Scout project just a few weeks ago and decided that he would like…
Read MoreMUCC VOLUNTEERS ENHANCE HARE HABITAT IN THE GRAYLING STATE FOREST
This past weekend, a group of 13 volunteers along with the DNR Wildlife Biologist, Brian Piccolo, and Wildlife Technician, Tim Riley continued efforts of restoring snowshoe hare habitat in the Grayling State Forest. The group covered close to 60 acres of lowland conifer type forest and hinge-cut over 350 trees to provide horizontal cover for…
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