Department of Natural Resources

Joseph Seeberger (center) caught a state-record Great Lakes muskellunge on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (Credit: Michigan DNR)

Michigan Angler Catches Record-Breaking Great Lakes Muskie

The Department of Natural Resources says a 58-pound Great Lakes muskellunge caught in Antrim County has broken the state record.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/20

DNR Conservation Officer’s Routine Call Lands Meth Lab Suspect In Court

A Department of Natural Resources conservation officer responding to a routine call in Van Buren County helped nab a man wanted in connection with a known methamphetamine lab.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/03

Vibrant Cities Adviser Draws On DNR Experience

Rodney Stokes, Gov. Rick Snyder’s point man on the administration’s vibrant cities initiative, knows there’s not a lot of spare money to invest in recreation and green space in Michigan cities.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/07/20

Michigan Bats Survey: No Sign Of Killer Fungus

A statewide survey of 60 bat wintering sites in Michigan found no sign of the fatal fungal disease white nose syndrome, according to a Department of Natural Resources report released this week.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/04/28

The Round Island Light House on the east shore of Round Island in the shipping lanes of the Straits of Mackinac, which connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. (Credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)

Michigan Awards $880,000 For Coastal Protection

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has awarded 22 grants totaling about $880,000 for projects designed to protect the state’s Great Lakes coasts.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/04/14

Fees Lowered For Michigan State Forest Campgrounds

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is lowering fees at state forest campgrounds.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/04/07

Michigan State Police Troopers in riot gear. (Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Snyder Plan Would Have Troopers Fight City Crime

The state would hire 180 more state troopers this year to help fight crime in the state’s toughest cities and take steps to help more inner-city young adults find jobs under crime prevention measures unveiled Wednesday by Gov. Rick Snyder.

2012/03/08