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Lake Huron Red Tails — Recovering Michigan’s History of the Tuskegee Airmen

Memorial dedication ceremony Saturday in Port Huron

The first African American pilots trained by the United States Army Air Corps earned their wings at Tuskegee Army Airfield in Alabama during World War II. Beginning in the spring of 1943, fighter pilots from Tuskegee received advanced training in Michigan.

The relative safety of Midwestern America, along with weather and geographical conditions that approximated what aviators could expect to encounter in Europe, encouraged the military to use airfields at Selfridge northeast of Detroit, and at Oscoda on the shores of Lake Huron.

Upon completion of training in Michigan, many Tuskegee airmen were immediately deployed to combat and bomber escort missions in Italy, North Africa and the Mediterranean. Read more

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Michigan: New “Notify Me” feature alerts you if camping opportunities open at state parks

Just in time for Labor Day holiday weekend, the new “Notify Me” feature on the Michigan State Park & Harbor Reservations website lets you sign up for an email notification when a site becomes available for selected dates.

It’s easy! If the campground, overnight lodging facility or shelter you’re looking for is full, click on the “Notify Me” button for the dates you’ve selected in your search.

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Then, just follow the prompts and you’ll receive an email notification when a reservation opens up.

Please note, this feature is not currently available for harbors. For assistance with this feature, use the Live Chat option located at the bottom of MiDNRReservations.com under “Contact Us.”

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Michigan: DNR, DTE Energy Finalize First Carbon-Credits Project on State Forest Land

Michigan’s 3.9 million acres of state forest land provide space for outdoor recreation, cleaner water, habitat for wildlife and many other benefits. Thanks to a recent agreement between the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and DTE Energy, Michigan’s largest energy company, part of that forest land now will yield carbon credits that will help DTE reduce its carbon footprint and add an estimated $10 million in revenue to natural resource management.

The Bluesource/Michigan DNR Big Wild Forest Carbon Project is the first of its kind in the nation to leverage the carbon storage capacity of trees in state forests. The pilot project offers a portfolio of carbon offset credits generated from sustainable forest management activities on more than 100,000 acres of the celebrated Pigeon River Country State Forest – known as “The Big Wild” – in the northern Lower Peninsula.

“Our natural resources are a core aspect of our identity as Michiganders,” said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. “To meet our long-term commitment to decarbonization we need to utilize innovative partnerships to increase revenues for land and climate programs. Under today’s program, we are pursuing a climate-smart forestry strategy and effectively utilizing our natural and working lands to decrease pollution and protect public lands.” Read more

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Dorsey Shares How Afghanistan Debacle Exposes Biden’s Historic Ineptitude

Excerpt from Chris Dorsey’s latest column in Forbes

In the months and weeks leading up to the last presidential election, any reasonable American—Democrat or Republican—could see that Joe Biden’s mind was, to be kind, slipping. Despite running the most carefully controlled presidential campaign in American history, instances of his public incoherence grew with one bizarre gaffe after another as he transformed the English language into a kind of Pig Latin as we witnessed a shell of a man increasingly speak in tongues. Thankfully for Biden, most of the people around him as he stumbled his way through teleprompter reads and a handful of press conferences were wearing masks—there was no way to see their grimaces or laughter in the face of a potential presidency that would ultimately devolve into a punchline for all the world to witness.

Prior to the election, the common refrain from Democrats (at least privately) was that it didn’t really matter that Biden was compromised because there would be highly qualified, competent people surrounding him (and he wasn’t Trump, which was qualification enough for most of them). That somehow, abracadaver, the free world would cruise on autopilot. After all, Washington is brimming with wise, competent people. Seven months into the nation’s experiment with a leaderless government, we can dispel that notion. Read more

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Federal Ammunition “High Over All” Shotshell Product Line

Federal Ammunition Announces Its New “High Over All” Shotshell Product Line for Competitive Shooters

ANOKA, Minnesota –– Federal Ammunition is proud to announce its new Federal Premium High Over All (HOA) shotshell product line. HOA offers competitive shooters the best plastic shotshell product on the market. The product has been featured at regional and national events and will be showcased again at the Minnesota HOA State Championship Shoot held at Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club in Prior Lake, Minnesota, August 27-29.

“We are excited to build on the great momentum of this new product line. Competition shooters have been asking for a new competition load from Federal—and we’ve delivered with the best ever. ” said Jason Vanderbrink, Federal Ammunition’s President. “Top shoots across the country have been buzzing about our new HOA product and we look forward to rolling it out over the next months leading up to the National Sporting Clays Tournament in Texas.

Federal Premium High Over All leaves a trail of shattered targets in its wake and more reloads per shell. It’s hard, high-antimony lead payload and exclusive one-piece Podium wad produce the most consistent patterns, while the solid brass head and tapered, one-piece hull make reloading easier than ever. From beginners to elite and all shooters in-between, it’s the ultimate load for anyone wanting to knock more clay targets at the range. The complete list of sixteen 12-gauge, 2 3/4-inch offerings have a wide range of payloads, velocity, dram and shot sizes to accommodate the needs of any discipline of competitive shooting. A full line up of sub-gauge offerings is set to follow in 2022. Read more

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USFWS Finalizes 2022 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Regulations

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published final regulations governing the annual Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Contest – also known as the Federal Duck Stamp Contest – beginning with the 2022 contest. These revisions provide artists more flexibility when designing their art and broaden the appeal of the Duck Stamp to a more diverse audience.

“The waterfowl hunting community is immensely supportive of the Federal Duck Stamp, one of our nation’s most well-known and revered wildlife conservation programs,” said Service Principal Deputy Director Martha Williams. “For nearly a century, Duck Stamps have generated more than $1.1 billion in sales used to acquire 6 million acres of wetland habitats that help address the impacts of climate change, purify water supplies and provide economic support to local communities as they attract outdoor recreationists from many different backgrounds.”

This final rule removes the “celebrating our waterfowl hunting heritage” theme and the mandatory inclusion of an appropriate hunting element beginning with the 2022 Federal Duck Stamp Contest; changes the judging requirements to consider that the entries reflect this theme; and revises the qualifications for selection as a judge. Since the implementation of the 2020 final regulations, which made the hunting theme a permanent requirement, many stakeholders and artists have continued to express their dissatisfaction with this element being mandatory for all entries. Read more

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Elite Survival Gear Introduces Recon Gen 2 Sleeping Bags

Recon® Gen 2 Sleeping Bags by Elite Survival Systems. Originally designed in Australia by ex service personnel at Kit Bag ® Military Products. Made with input from Military Personnel, Recon ® military lightweight sleeping bags have been at the forefront of technological innovation since 1998. They asked us for lightweight, compact size, no nonsense military sleeping bags and that’s what they got!

The new Gen 2 Recon Sleeping Bags outlined in this catalog are packed with more additional features than ever before including:
* New central zip with storm flap
* PDA pocket inside
* Teflon® coated reduces stains and offers a degree of water resistance on the outer shell
* New re-shaped hood
* Water proof 210D oxford bottom
* Waterproof outer shell

AVAILABLE IN 4 TEMPERATURE RATINGS TO FIT A WIDE RANGE OF CLIMATES AND SCENARIOS

RECON 2 – Black, Coyote Tan, Olive Drab

MSRP – $149.95 Read more

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Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Introduces CLUB Business Card in Partnership with Capital One

First-ever CLUB Business credit card rewards small business owners

on everyday purchases to enable new adventures in the outdoors

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri – Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, in partnership with Capital One, Tuesday announced the launch of the first-ever CLUB Business credit card, empowering small business owners to earn rewards on all business purchases and apply them towards purchases at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s to make the most of time outdoors.

As the card for small business owners who are passionate about enjoying nature and outdoor activities, the CLUB Business card is proud to offer customer benefits including:

  • 1.5% back in CLUB points on purchases everywhere Mastercard is accepted
  • 5% back in CLUB points on purchases at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s
  • 2.5% back in CLUB points on purchases at participating Cenex gas station locations across the United States
  • Same price match guarantee all customers enjoy, plus an extra 5% off as a CLUB member
  • No annual fees
  • Access to custom hunting and fishing adventures around the world

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SCI: Petition to Stop All Wildlife Trade Would Harm Wildlife and Communities From Alaska to Zimbabwe

SCI strongly opposes a petition submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity and the Natural Resources Defense Council that requests that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ban the import and export of all wild mammals and birds and institute a cumbersome import/export tracking system. These groups seek to exploit the tragedy of the Covid-19 pandemic to achieve their personal goal of shutting down the legal, regulated international trade in wildlife—without scientific support, and at the expense of the countries and communities who rely on this trade.

The petitioners ask the Service to ban all imports and exports of mammals and birds, both alive and dead. This is a monumental ask. It would stop everything from the import of live parakeets, leather goods, or hunting trophies, to the export of live animals, alligator skins, moose antlers, and game meat sustainably harvested in the United States. The economic impact of the requested action would be felt across the globe.

The petition relies on the alleged origin of the Covid-19 pandemic in a wildlife “wet” market to justify an across-the-board ban on the import or export of mammals and birds. While SCI supports responsible controls on live wildlife trade to ensure human safety and the welfare of the animals themselves, the petition improperly seeks to take advantage of the global pandemic to completely ban legal, regulated trade in all mammals and birds, both alive and dead. The petition relies on zero data to support its proposed blanket ban, especially with respect to imports and exports of wildlife products. It disregards the fact that the products of already-harvested wildlife are subject to strict controls and inspections before they ever enter international trade. Read more

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