Posts Tagged ‘publiclands’
VOLUNTEERS CUT TREES IN THE PRC AND PLANT TREES AT MUSKEGON SGA
Last weekend was a busy one for MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Program! Between Saturday and Sunday, 12 volunteers helped to restore a 4-acre wildlife opening in the Pigeon River Country State Forest and planted 240 white pine trees in the Muskegon State Game Area. Volunteers were local to the areas and utilize them as their own…
Read MoreHABITAT PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE MUSKEGON SGA
This upcoming weekend, volunteers with MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Program will be improving habitat in the Pigeon River Country State Forest and the Muskegon State Game Area. On Saturday, May 14th, at 12:30 pm in the Pigeon River Country State Forest, volunteers will be cutting down encroaching timber to restore a wildlife opening. On Sunday, May…
Read MoreMAY EVENTS WITH MUCC'S WILDLIFE HABITAT PROGRAM
There couldn’t have been better timing for the recent warmer temperatures and frequent rains as volunteers with MUCC’s wildlife habitat program have been planting trees in wildlife openings on public land. Two weeks ago, volunteers planted ~1,000 trees between two projects at the Tuscola SGA and the Crane Pond SGA. Next weekend, we will be…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE IN EARTH DAY BY PLANTING TREES ON PUBLIC LAND
Volunteers with MUCC’s wildlife habitat program complete projects on Michigan’s public land year-round; but the busier season of projects has begun! Last week a total of one thousand trees and shrubs were planted by volunteers between two projects in the Tuscola State Game Area and the Crane Pond State Game Area. A total of 24…
Read MoreMUCC'S WILDLIFE HABITAT PROGRAM AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN'S OUTDOOR EXPO
Last weekend was a successful work weekend as well as some time spent in the forest that’s so familiar to me and many others; the Pigeon River Country. I attended Northern Michigan’s Outdoor Expo hosted at the Otsego County Sportsplex in my hometown of Gaylord, MI. The expo opened doors to the public Friday afternoon and went…
Read More"LEARN TO HUNT" TURKEY THROUGH SCOUTING
I recently read a few articles about hunting heritage and how hunting is being portrayed differently in the modern day by media to the future generation of hunters. One of the articles mentioned the importance of introducing hunting to a new person each year; how else are we going to diverge from the misconceptions of…
Read MoreNEW HUNTERS "LEARN TO HUNT" TURKEY THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAM
Last weekend I took part in teaching my first hunter safety education course through Learn To Hunt’s turkey program. Six women and four men attended the field day portion of the program to earn their hunter safety certificate. The hunting experience of these ten participants ranged from none at all to avid deer hunters, but…
Read MoreHABITAT PROJECTS LEAD TO WILD TURKEY CONSERVATION SUCCESS
The start of the spring turkey hunting season is just a couple of weeks away and I couldn’t be more excited to hunt turkey for the first time this year. Michigan is ranked seventh in the nation for turkey harvest! There are more counties open to hunting turkey than ever before in Michigan due to…
Read MoreYOUTH RABBIT HUNT SUCCESS AT CRANE POND SGA
Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend part of the fifth annual Youth Rabbit Hunt at the Crane Pond State Game Area. MUCC’s wildlife habitat program has been hosting the lunch for this event to take part in engaging today’s youth in the hunting lifestyle. The cool thing about this particular youth hunt is…
Read MorePLANT PUBLIC LAND TREES WITH MUCC
Volunteers have spent all winter cutting trees to make brush piles or hinge-cuts for wildlife habitat in various state game areas and state forests. Now that the spring season is just about here, looks like I’ll be trading the chainsaw for a shovel for the next few wildlife habitat projects! The ground will be softened…
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