If you would like to help remove storm debris from the 12 counties in the disaster area you can sign up here.. Those counties include Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet ...

Considered the ultimate tree-planters along with bats, birds need trees to perch on, to rest—sing and dance to find a mate—and a nest to build on and lay their eggs and start a family.

In the wild, staying hidden can mean the difference between life and death. While many birds dazzle in the skies and on tree tops with bright feathers and melodic songs, others rely on the power ...

Disappearing bird habitats equals disappearing birds. It has been an issue of concern for at least the past 150 years. In the first study of its kind since 2019, a 2022 State of the World’s ...

Immature birds are brown with fine spots on their back and streaky bellies. They like to nest near or over water in trees such as pine and oak, sometimes as high as 60 feet off the ground.

The tour was created and is narrated by Kaitlyn Young, a 2022 wildlife alumna and current FNR master’s degree student. Young spent the summer of 2023 monitoring birds as an avian monitoring and ...

Aerial assessments from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources brought back stark imagery of red pine plantations decimated down to a forest of sticks after tree tops heavy with ice snapped off.