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Michigan already had 218 wildfires this year, all but 26 in the Lower Peninsula, none of which were major according to data through May 19. The state usually averages around 300 per year.

The forest products industry provides 96,000 jobs and contributes $20 billion annually to Michigan’s economy, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

EAST LANSING, MI – The forests of Michigan and the wider Great Lakes region grow enough softwood tree species to support a new mass timber facility, researchers found. Michigan State University ...

While many communities are still trying to get back online, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is putting together a plan to rehabilitate the forests and parks damaged by the storm.

The study, which examined climate data from 1979 to 2022, said the temperature trends could alter bloom timing, bring trees out of dormancy too early and increase the risk of sunburn, which hurts ...

The College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI brings students, faculty, and researchers together to measure, map, model, analyze, and ...

In the dense forests of Michigan s Upper Peninsula, archaeologists have uncovered a massive ancient agricultural system that rewrites what we thought we knew about Native American farming. Dating ...