Last chance to purchase 2013 bear and elk hunting applications
The Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that the application period to purchase a bear or elk hunting application ends June 1.
Hunters can apply online at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings, at any authorized license agent or at a DNR Customer Service Center. A nonrefundable $4 fee is charged at the time of application. Hunters may purchase only one application for each species.
Drawing results may be checked online at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings beginning June 24 for both species.
For more information on the application process and hunting of bear or elk, check the 2013 Michigan Bear Hunting Digest, the 2013 Michigan Elk Hunting Digest, or online at www.michigan.gov/hunting. All hunting digests can be found online at www.michigan.gov/dnrdigests, at local DNR Customer Service Centers, or at a license agent.
Want another chance at a bear and elk license? Hunters can increase their odds by applying for the Pure Michigan Hunt. Applications are $4 and can be purchased at any license agent or online at www.mdnr-elicense.com. Applicants can buy as many applications as they want. Three lucky winners will win prize packages that include elk (Michigan residents only), bear and turkey licenses; first pick at a managed waterfowl hunt area; plus firearms, crossbows and much more – worth more than $4,200! For additional information, visit www.michigan.gov/puremichiganhunt or check out this short Pure Michigan Hunt video.
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
Time to Remember
Thank you to the families that lost loved ones and the people that served. The price of freedom is very high and hard to comprehend to those whom haven't contributed. If you make it to a cemetery this weekend try to count the flags flown at grave sites. Only then can you come to realize how many paid a price for our freedom. If you agree thank a vet, they'll appreciate it.
This is also the start of traditional summer activities, bbqs, swimming pools and bon fires. The action also picks up at the Metro Parks. Experience how the Native Americans and first explorers lived in and around this area at Oakwoods Nature Center. You can even get a ride in a large canoe that they once used. At Lake Erie Metro Park take a "Park Wander" with one of the guides. Take a walk on the elevated boardwalk thru their wetlands, always something different in there.
Peruse the summer newsletter to find an activity that'll suit you.
http://issuu.com/hcmetroparks/docs/hcma_2013_summer_newsletter
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Native Invasives?
Walleye guide and the voice of Walleye 101, Lance Vallentine recently posted a pic of a client that caught a Chinook salmon in the Detroit River. This sounds very rare but with Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania planting salmon it's not too farfetched.
Therehave recently been reports of bears in close quarters with humans. One in Muskegon,
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2013/05/black_bear_in_muskegon_identif.html
One in Southern California at a pool party.
So far these encounters have been fine, hopefully we won't get invaded by these.
Well wait I take that back, that is of course if they have a taste for cormorants.
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One in Southern California at a pool party.
So far these encounters have been fine, hopefully we won't get invaded by these.
Well wait I take that back, that is of course if they have a taste for cormorants.
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Friday, May 3, 2013
Comment on Sugar Island and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge info.
Comment period on draft compatibility determination for additional public use of sugar island unit, Detroit river international wildlife refuge
GROSSE ILE, MICHIGAN – A 14-day public comment period on a draft Compatibility Determination for additional public use of Sugar Island Unit, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (Refuge), begins May 2nd and runs through Wednesday, May 15, 2013. This draft Compatibility Determination is being issued to ensure that additional public use of Sugar Island is compatible with the Refuge’s purpose and mission. If any use is determined to be “incompatible”, it will not be allowed on Sugar Island. The Compatibility Determination will be available for public review and comment at the Refuge office located at 9311 Groh Rd., Grosse Ile, MI 48138 for the 14-day period identified above.
The public is invited to provide written comments to Steve Dushane, Assistant Refuge Manager of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (9311 Groh Rd., Grosse Ile, MI 48138; steve_dushane@fws.gov) by 5 PM on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
The Refuge incorporates more than 5,800 acres along 48 miles of the lower Detroit River and western Lake Erie. The Refuge focuses on conserving, protecting, and restoring habitat for a broad range of native fish and wildlife and their habitats. It is the first international refuge in North America and one of a few urban ones in the nation. Unique habitats being managed within the Refuge includes islands and shoals, coastal wetlands, wet prairie, and forest.
For more information, contact Assistant Refuge Manager, Steve Dushane (734-692-7604).
Also:
Partners and friends of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge are invited to celebrate this past year’s accomplishments at an annual benefit dinner on Saturday, May 18th, at 6:00 p.m. at the historic Edsel and Eleanor Ford House located in Grosse Pointe Shores. The benefit dinner will:
Celebrate major refuge accomplishments highlighted in the 2012 Annual Report (e.g., control of Phragmites on over 300 acres of Refuge wetlands, completion of $1.5 million in cleanup and restoration work at the Refuge Gateway, logging over 18,000 volunteer hours in support of the refuge; www.fws.gov/refuge/detroit_river/in_the_community/annual_reports.html);
Honor Ford Motor Company, Friends of the Detroit River, and Dorothy McLeer as the 2013 John D. Dingell Friends of the Refuge Award honorees in the business, nonprofit, and citizen categories, respectively; and
Make a major announcement about the next step in the cleanup and restoration of a former brownfield site into the Refuge Gateway for public use.
Individual tickets and sponsorships are available through the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance at: www.iwralliance.org or 734. 692.7671. Proceeds from the annual benefit dinner and auction will go to support the ongoing restoration work, environmental education, and outreach activities of the Refuge that benefit our region’s quality of life. Please join Congressman John Dingell and U.S. and Canadian partners at the Ford House to show your support for building North America’s only International Wildlife Refuge.
The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge incorporates 5,800 acres along 48 miles of the Detroit River and western Lake Erie. The Refuge focuses on conserving, protecting, and restoring habitat for 29 species of waterfowl, 23 species of raptors, 31 species of shorebirds, over 100 species of fish, and over 300 species of birds. It is the first international refuge in North America and one of the few urban ones. Unique habitats being managed for conservation include islands, coastal wetlands, marshes, shoals, and waterfront lands. The Western Lake Erie Watersheds Priority Natural Area is the institutional mechanism for Canadian federal, provincial, and local partners to cooperatively work with U.S. partners on the International Wildlife Refuge.
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is, working with others, to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
The International Wildlife Refuge Alliance is the Refuge’s friends group and a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. The Alliance’s mission is to support the first international wildlife refuge in North America by working through partnerships to protect, conserve, and manage the Refuge’s wildlife and habitats, and to create exceptional conservation, recreational, and educational experiences to develop the next generation of conservation stewards.
Contact: Joann Van Aken, Executive Director, International Wildlife Refuge Alliance (iwr_alliance@yahoo.com; 734.692. 7671), or John Hartig, Refuge Manager, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (john_hartig@fws.gov; 734-692.7608)
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GROSSE ILE, MICHIGAN – A 14-day public comment period on a draft Compatibility Determination for additional public use of Sugar Island Unit, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (Refuge), begins May 2nd and runs through Wednesday, May 15, 2013. This draft Compatibility Determination is being issued to ensure that additional public use of Sugar Island is compatible with the Refuge’s purpose and mission. If any use is determined to be “incompatible”, it will not be allowed on Sugar Island. The Compatibility Determination will be available for public review and comment at the Refuge office located at 9311 Groh Rd., Grosse Ile, MI 48138 for the 14-day period identified above.
The public is invited to provide written comments to Steve Dushane, Assistant Refuge Manager of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (9311 Groh Rd., Grosse Ile, MI 48138; steve_dushane@fws.gov) by 5 PM on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
The Refuge incorporates more than 5,800 acres along 48 miles of the lower Detroit River and western Lake Erie. The Refuge focuses on conserving, protecting, and restoring habitat for a broad range of native fish and wildlife and their habitats. It is the first international refuge in North America and one of a few urban ones in the nation. Unique habitats being managed within the Refuge includes islands and shoals, coastal wetlands, wet prairie, and forest.
For more information, contact Assistant Refuge Manager, Steve Dushane (734-692-7604).
Also:
Partners and friends of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge are invited to celebrate this past year’s accomplishments at an annual benefit dinner on Saturday, May 18th, at 6:00 p.m. at the historic Edsel and Eleanor Ford House located in Grosse Pointe Shores. The benefit dinner will:
Celebrate major refuge accomplishments highlighted in the 2012 Annual Report (e.g., control of Phragmites on over 300 acres of Refuge wetlands, completion of $1.5 million in cleanup and restoration work at the Refuge Gateway, logging over 18,000 volunteer hours in support of the refuge; www.fws.gov/refuge/detroit_river/in_the_community/annual_reports.html);
Honor Ford Motor Company, Friends of the Detroit River, and Dorothy McLeer as the 2013 John D. Dingell Friends of the Refuge Award honorees in the business, nonprofit, and citizen categories, respectively; and
Make a major announcement about the next step in the cleanup and restoration of a former brownfield site into the Refuge Gateway for public use.
Individual tickets and sponsorships are available through the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance at: www.iwralliance.org or 734. 692.7671. Proceeds from the annual benefit dinner and auction will go to support the ongoing restoration work, environmental education, and outreach activities of the Refuge that benefit our region’s quality of life. Please join Congressman John Dingell and U.S. and Canadian partners at the Ford House to show your support for building North America’s only International Wildlife Refuge.
The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge incorporates 5,800 acres along 48 miles of the Detroit River and western Lake Erie. The Refuge focuses on conserving, protecting, and restoring habitat for 29 species of waterfowl, 23 species of raptors, 31 species of shorebirds, over 100 species of fish, and over 300 species of birds. It is the first international refuge in North America and one of the few urban ones. Unique habitats being managed for conservation include islands, coastal wetlands, marshes, shoals, and waterfront lands. The Western Lake Erie Watersheds Priority Natural Area is the institutional mechanism for Canadian federal, provincial, and local partners to cooperatively work with U.S. partners on the International Wildlife Refuge.
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is, working with others, to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
The International Wildlife Refuge Alliance is the Refuge’s friends group and a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. The Alliance’s mission is to support the first international wildlife refuge in North America by working through partnerships to protect, conserve, and manage the Refuge’s wildlife and habitats, and to create exceptional conservation, recreational, and educational experiences to develop the next generation of conservation stewards.
Contact: Joann Van Aken, Executive Director, International Wildlife Refuge Alliance (iwr_alliance@yahoo.com; 734.692. 7671), or John Hartig, Refuge Manager, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (john_hartig@fws.gov; 734-692.7608)
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