Wildfires

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has restricted burning in much of the region until enough rain has fallen.

Dry conditions and high winds are driving Canada’s wildfires, following the country’s warmest winter on record and forcing thousands of people to evacuate.

This week we’re featuring an episode from the Outside Podcast from Outside Magazine. It's a story about Greg and Julie Welch's near-death encounter with the 2011 Pagami Creek Wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.

This week we’re featuring an episode from the Outside Podcast from Outside Magazine. It's a story about Greg and Julie Welch's near-death encounter with the 2011 Pagami Creek Wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.

IPR's Tyler Thompson takes us to an artist retreat near Leland, plus we hear about smoky skies, a mended relationship in Traverse City, and Mad Libs from some cool kids.

Environmental regulators in Michigan warned people with respiratory illnesses to stay indoors, as Canadian wildfires send smoke across the region.

State officials warn that extreme fire danger persists across much of Michigan, as crews get a handle on a large blaze southeast of Grayling that forced evacuations and road closures Saturday.

Fire crews with the state’s Department of Natural Resources responded to over 50 fires in recent days, including assisting at a 600-acre blaze near the…

A firefighter from northern Michigan is helping battle wildfires in Australia. Huron-Manistee National Forests employeeBrian Stearns was hand-picked by…