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Conservation is an important concept. It is the most important concept at Michigan United Conservation Clubs. It has different meanings to different people, but its most basic meaning is the wise use of natural resources (which is also how we defined it in the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, which will take effect in…

by Amy Trotter, MUCC Policy Manager I had the opportunity to attend a Chapter Dinner of the Lansing Area Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) on Saturday evening. As are most banquets I attend (which is quite a few), this was a family affair with my husband, energetic toddler, mother and father-in law, and family…

GRAYMONT PROPOSALS AND DNR RECOMMENDATION TO BE DISCUSSED AT JAN. 28 PUBLIC MEETING IN NEWBERRY Contact: Kerry Wieber, 517-643-1256, or Ed Golder, 517-284-5815 Agency: Natural ResourcesThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced that it will host a public meeting Wednesday, Jan. 28, to discuss the pending proposals from Graymont, Inc. for a land transaction and mineral exchange in…

from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Doug Reeves remembers his first time as though it were yesterday. “The first thing I ever caught was an ermine, a white weasel,” said Reeves, assistant chief of the Department Natural Resources’ Wildlife Division and a lifelong trapper. “I sold it for 50 cents to a traveling fur…

by Shaun McKeon, MUCC Education Director After reading an article by my Co-worker Tony Hansen in Outdoor Life Magazine, on a trapping program that is taking place in Wisconsin and the fantastic work they are doing with youth (see article here). I decided to highlight the fur harvesting program we run at camp. The furbearer program…

 Drew YoungeDyke, Field Manager Today is Squirrel Appreciation Day. Seriously, apparently this is a thing. So to celebrate, I’m making plans to hunt them this weekend on my day off in between a Saturday On the Ground project making horizontal cover for snowshoe hares and a Monday meeting in Grayling. Squirrels, like all wildlife, require…

Whether it’s hunting, fishing, boating, canoeing, hiking, mushroom hunting or bird watching, this show has plenty to offer. The Outfitter’s Expo area along with major feature attractions like Big Buck Night, Wildlife Encounters and the Trout Pond provide the best place to book the trip of a lifetime or entertain the family. In addition, with…

 Drew YoungeDyke, Field Manager The chainsaw is my favorite habitat tool. It may seem counter-intuitive that a tool used to cut down trees can be one of the most effective for wildlife habitat, but that’s exactly what it is. On OTG projects, we use chainsaws to cut out invasive trees and hinge-cut trees that would…

Your Chance to be on TV, Claim your 10 seconds of Fame! Detroit Public Television in association with SCI Novi will present “Big Buck Night 2015”, hosted by Jimmy Gretzinger of Michigan Out of Doors TV, a celebration of Michigan’s deer harvest featuring interviews with local hunter and conservationists. Awards will be given for the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2015 Contact: Amy Trotter, Resource Policy Manager | 517.346.6484 | atrotter@mucc.org MUCC Urges Continuation of Vital Cormorant Control Program Successful Fisheries Program Could be Jeopardized by Budget Cuts  Double Crested Cormorant Lansing– Michigan United Conservation Clubs is concerned that the Department of Natural Resources may eliminate its cormorant control program. With…