Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Inside rustic cabins and yurts at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park there are log books. For more than 70 years, visitors have written in them. We went into this time capsule to see if people’s experiences here had changed much over the changing decades.

A small, dwindling percentage of the population — hunters and anglers — funds a huge chunk of fish and wildlife conservation in Michigan.

The proposal was originally discussed at an October board meeting.

This comes as Leelanau County — and much of the region — faces a housing shortage that affects teacher recruitment and retention.

The state has offered tools to manage nuisance Canada geese for years. Now, it's adding euthanasia as an option.

What happened exactly in Acme Township over Arnold Road? And how did the road commission come to its decision?

The Grand Traverse County Road Commission voted Tuesday night to keep a state forest access road open, in response to a petition from High Pointe Golf Club to abandon it.

In Acme Township near Traverse City, the public may lose access to a seasonal section of Arnold Road, which leads to hundreds of acres of state forest near the VASA trail system. The Grand Traverse County Road Commission is being asked — by nearby golf course High Pointe and the DNR —to abandon the last half mile of Arnold Road, which is currently a public right of way.

Two guys are hunting coyotes in Michigan. All of a sudden, they say they lure in the biggest coyote they’ve ever seen and kill it. But, it turns out, it’s not a coyote at all; it’s a federally endangered gray wolf about 300 miles from its normal habitat. So, how did the wolf get there? And did the hunters play any role in it?

Fewer hunters are heading to deer camp, and more Michiganders are affected by the annoyances — and dangers — of a bigger herd. The Natural Resources Commission votes on new regulations Thursday. Will it help?