Two properties encompassing 168 acres of forests and wetlands on Birdsong Bay are now under the permanent protection of Huron Pines. They join North Point Nature Preserve in an ongoing effort by Huron Pines and its partners to protect the water quality of Lake Huron and ensure the preservation of its undeveloped shorelines long term. … More A Land Protection Trifecta in Alpena
A concrete and steel dam that impounded the West Branch Tittabawassee River for 7 decades is gone, restoring the natural flow of water downstream and movement of fish and other river life to important habitat upstream. … More Dam Removal Restores West Branch Tittabawassee River
On a misty June morning, eight Huron Pines AmeriCorps arrived at the DNR’s Ralph A. MacMullan Center in Roscommon to start a two-day elective training to pursue certification as Level 1 kayaking instructors with the American Canoe Association. … More Huron Pines AmeriCorps: Elective Training Nets 8 New Kayak Instructors
New grant funding from state agencies is assisting Huron Pines’ two Invasive Species Networks (ISNs) in efforts to prevent, detect and manage invasive plants on land and water across 11 counties of Northeastern Lower Michigan. … More Invasive Species Networks Awarded $120k in State Support
Michigan’s Natural Resources Trust Fund board voted Dec 1 to recommend more than $22 million in grants for 22 land acquisitions across the state, equating to thousands more acres for exploring, miles of streams for fishing and trails for wandering. … More Trust Fund Grants Worth Celebrating
Huron Pines has completed a fourth road/stream crossing restoration within the Thunder Bay River Watershed, this time on Hunt Creek southeast of Atlanta. … More Timber Bridge Reconnects 10 Miles of Trout Habitat on Hunt Creek
The goal of Huron Pines’ budding seed-collection project is to find remnants of what were once sprawling landscapes, gather seed from the plants growing there, then propagate them for efforts to restore native plant communities. … More Bringing Back Biodiversity One Seed at a Time
DNR forester Doug Tyran spent two weeks in August battling wildfires a thousand miles away from home in the Canadian backcountry. Tyran served with the DNR during his 2016 Huron Pines AmeriCorps service term. … More Launching Careers in Conservation with Huron Pines AmeriCorps
Japanese knotweed was brought to the United States more than a century ago as an ornamental plant. Its yellow-white spike flowers bloom in late summer and fall, making this time of year the best opportunity to identify it and report infestations. … More Take on Invasives: Japanese Knotweed
Join the Pigeon River Discovery Center and DNR Wildlife Field Operations Manager Brian Mastenbrook to explore grasslands and the species which rely on them. Click the “Find out more” link for directions, details and to RSVP. … More Michigan’s Native Grasslands and Elk