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Gov. Whitmer made the announcement at Straits Area State Park near St. Ignace in northern Michigan, with the Mackinac Bridge as a backdrop.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced a $250 million plan to update and modernize Michigan's state parks and trails. The governor's office has released the

The bill, which passed with Republican support and Democrat opposition, now heads to the House. It would require the state to appoint only Upper Peninsula residents to a body that advises state officials on wolf management policy. Wolves are only found in the U.P.

Over the last year the state saw a 30% increase in visits to state parks and recreational areas as people went outdoors to socially distance during the pandemic.

3 Free weekend is June 12-13, includes free fishing, off-road trails and entry into MI state parks Posted at 9:44 AM, Jun 09, 2021 and last updated 2021-06-09 12:09:37-04 (WXYZ) — The Michigan DNR said this weekend is "Three Free Weekend" where Michiganders can fish for free, off-road for free and get into state parks for free. On June 12 and 13, its Free Fishing Weekend and Free ORV weekend, both of which include free entry into state parks. “Michigan is home to some of the best out...

The Michigan DNR said this weekend is "Three Free Weekend" where Michiganders can fish for free, off-road for free and get into state parks for free.

If wolves are only in the U.P., should only Yoopers decide whether to kill them? That’s the question facing the Michigan Senate.

(The Center Square) – Ohio lawmakers continue to pressure Michigan’s governor to keep open a pipeline that affects more than 20,000 Ohio jobs and nearly $14 billion in state economic activity. Rep. Brian Baldridge, R-Winchester, who testified before the Ohio Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee earlier this week, said Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer continues to make poor decisions at a time when energy security remains in question after a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline that...

Credit Lester Graham / Michigan Radio If Line 5 is still pumping petroleum through the Straits of Mackinac on Thursday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has notified Enbridge Energy, she will consider all resulting profits to be property of the state of Michigan. That notice, contained in a letter Whitmer and Department of Natural Resources Director Dan Eichinger wrote Tuesday to Enbridge Executive Vice President Vern Yu, offers the first glimpse into Whitmer’s planned response if the Canad...

4:39 Listen to Kelly House of Environment Watch at Bridge Michigan and Lester Graham of The Environment Report at Michigan Radio explain whats next as Enbridge defies the governors order to shut down Line 5. Demonstrators gather in Mackinaw City for a protest against the Line 5 pipeline, which crosses the Straits of Mackinac between St. Ignace and Mackinaw City. Credit Courtesy: Whitney Gravelle Enbridge Energy technically has one more day to shut down the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mack...