Much of the money for wildlife management at Michigan's Department of Natural Resources comes from people paying for hunting and fishing licenses.
But fewer people are doing that, and DNR's management work has expanded. So what to do? Raise fees? Adopt a new system of funding? We explore that this week.
We'll also try our hand at the card game "Spitzer," a northeast Michigan classic with a dedicated band of folks trying to keep it alive.
We hear from Matthew Fletcher, whose new collection of short stories, "Stick Houses" draws on his own life experiences to dispel stereotypes about Indigenous people.
And even though Valentine's Day has come and gone, a quick little primer on love, porcupine style, from IPR's Cheryl Bartz.
Stories included in this episode:
- ‘We are all part of this failure’: How fisheries and wildlife management in Michigan is going broke
- Spitzer: Trying out a uniquely northeast Michigan card game
- Stick Houses: Disrupting stereotypes with storytelling
- A Careful Dance
