forestry

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is proposing an exterior firewood ban in the state.

A tiny worm is causing big problems for spruce trees in northern Michigan.The state Department of Natural Resources says an infestation of spruce budworms…

The month of May is the height of tick season in northern Michigan. Ticks are especially common along the coastal areas of Lake Michigan.Phillip Huber has…

Officials with the Huron-Manistee National Forest expect heightened fire danger in northern Michigan through Friday. This weekend alone the Forest Service…

Michigan firefighters are in the middle of a busy spring wildfire season. Thirty-five wildfires have popped up across the state in the last month. Fire…

Forests in Michigan are under threat – that’s what the state wrote in the report it published last week. There are diseases to worry about and invasive…

One of the problems in Michigan’s forests these days is there is not enough clear cutting. That might sound odd since clear cuts are usually thought of as…

The Michigan Historical Museum has a new collection of forestry artifacts from the early 1900s. The items belonged to Marcus Schaaf, an early pioneer in…

Foresters in Leelanau County are trying to tamp down another outbreak of tree disease. It’s just the latest in a series of problems disrupting forests in…

http://ipraudio.interlochen.org/TimberCouncil.mp3The state has appointed a new group to give advice on how Michigan's forests can create more jobs. It's…