Posts Tagged ‘Michigandnr’
MIDLAND-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 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…
Read MoreSNOWSHOE HARE HABITAT RESTORATION CONTINUES IN THE GRAYLING STATE FOREST
This weekend, MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Program will be heading to the Grayling State Forest to complete the annual snowshoe hare habitat restoration project. The area’s DNR Wildlife Biologist, Brian Piccolo, stated: “Unfortunately, snowshoe hare populations have steadily declined over the past few decades, and research suggests that this decline is due partially to shorter winters…
Read MoreEAGLE SCOUT PROJECT SUCCESS AT THE GOURDNECK SGA
This past weekend, a total of 44 volunteers participated in Tyler Sands’ Eagle Scout Project with MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program at the Gourdneck State Game Area. Over the past year, between school and life’s frequent roadblocks, Tyler has been coordinating with his Boy Scout Troop 253 of Vicksburg, MI and the council as well…
Read MoreMUCC PROMOTES SAWYER SAFETY SYSTEM TO 30 PARTICIPANTS
This weekend, 30 people became safer sawyers by attending Chuck Oslund’s Chainsaw Safety Training hosted at MUCC. This was the third year in a row that this course has been offered to volunteers with MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Program and the general public. This year, participants had the option to practice techniques learned within the safety…
Read MoreJANUARY WILDLIFE HABITAT EVENTS TO KICK-OFF 2017
Happy New Year to all of the hunters, trappers, and anglers out there! Now that deer season has come to a close, it’s time to up our habitat improvement game. MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program plans to do just that. There are several key events happening this month that volunteers will be participating in to…
Read MoreUPCOMING WILDLIFE HABITAT OPPORTUNITY AT THE GOURDNECK SGA
MUCC’s next wildlife habitat improvement project will be at the Gourdneck State Game Area on Saturday, January 14th 2017; the weekend after MUCC’s Chainsaw Safety Training with Chuck Oslund. Volunteers have completed several projects at the nearby Fulton State Game Area and Allegan State Game Area, but this will be the first at the Gourdneck SGA. This project…
Read MoreMUCC'S WILDLIFE HABITAT PROGRAM SHOWS SUCCESS IN ALLEGAN
Last weekend, a group of 7 volunteers continued an aspen regeneration project in the Fennville Farm Unit of the Allegan State Game Area. This was the fifth project in the location since the start of the On the Ground program in 2013. I was able to look at the previous year’s work area and saw…
Read MoreALLEGAN SGA ASPEN REGENERATION PROJECT
MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program, known as On the Ground (OTG), is beginning its 5th year of wildlife habitat improvement projects in collaboration with the MDNR. Upcoming this Saturday, volunteers will be continuing wildlife habitat work in the Allegan State Game Areas Fennville Farm Unit. For the past 4 years through a total of 6 projects…
Read MoreMUCC'S WILDLIFE HABITAT PROGRAM WINTER PROJECTS
For the hunters out there carrying on tradition, passing it on to a new family member or friend, or starting a new tradition, I hope all have been having a safe and successful season both in harvest and experience. Firearm season has gone well for me; for the first time in a few years, I…
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