Reclaiming Resilient Michigan Streams

With America’s Ecosystem Restoration Initiative funding, the DNR and partners have removed seven stream barriers

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, with help from many conservation partners, is halfway through completion of a $5 million grant project to remove 27 stream barriers, including 16 DNR-managed dams. Efforts to date have reconnected more than 140 miles of streams.

Funding for this work was awarded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s America’s Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (formerly the America the Beautiful Challenge), which seeks to conserve and restore aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, improve resilience to flooding and other threats, and expand community access to nature.

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Fishing

Michigan Fire Folks: Register Now for October Workshop at Roscommon Equipment Center

Want to learn more about firefighting equipment?

Join the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Roscommon Equipment Center staff Oct. 6-10 at the state’s Forest Fire Experiment Station for an in-depth equipment workshop.

The workshop provides equipment demonstrations and networking opportunities. It is ideal for fire department chiefs, equipment program leaders and other wildland fire professionals.

Activities will include the following: Read more

Wildlife

Beretta USA Launches 92X Performance Carry Optic Dark Series

Beretta unveils the latest evolution in its elite competition pistol lineup: the 92X Performance Carry Optic Dark Series. Built for serious competitors chasing peak performance and podium finishes, this new model retains the trusted platform of the 92X Performance Carry Optic while introducing refined features and a bold new aesthetic available in three distinct finishes: Scorched Earth, Midnight Squall, and Solar Flare.

“Designed in collaboration with world-class shooters, the 92X Performance Carry Optic Dark Series is engineered to deliver power, speed, and accuracy right out of the box,” said Logan Killam, Beretta USA Sr. Pistol Product Manager. “It complies fully with USPSA Carry Optics Division regulations, ensuring it’s match-ready from day one.”

At the heart of the Dark Series lies Beretta’s steel Vertec frame, carefully weighted at 47.7 oz and contoured to enhance recoil management and ensure superior balance and control. The graphite gray Tinitec™ finish adds not only corrosion resistance and durability, but a sleek, modern aesthetic. Upgrades include a match disassembly latch for faster maintenance, a beveled mag well for quicker reloads under pressure, and an 18-round magazine capacity to keep competitors in the fight. The signature X-treme S Trigger System allows full adjustability for take-up, break, and overtravel, while reducing reset travel by up to 40% compared to standard 90 series triggers. It’s Beretta’s most advanced trigger ever crafted for precision, speed, and the needs of the most demanding shooters.

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Firearms

Model 1892 Western Airgun for 2025

The Winchester Air Rifle Model 1892 Western is a lever action with features that make it the best of the West. It starts with the large loop lever artistically wrapped in leather for comfort and look. Sights are adjustable with a bright fiber optic front, but it also comes with a picatinny rail for mounting optics. Buttstock and forearm are handsome wood and the big BB reservoir holds enough ammo for an all-day adventure. If you’re looking for a lever action that harkens back to the Old West, you’ve got it with the new Winchester Air Rifles Model 1892 Western. Read more

Firearms

NOAA Announces Final Rule to Implement Gulf of America Name Change

NOAA announces a final rule to amend existing regulations to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and other related edits, consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 14172, “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness”. NOAA can make name changes in its own regulations consistent with existing law, but cannot modify the text of statutes enacted by Congress. There will remain limited statutory references to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and Gulf of Mexico until or unless legislation is enacted to update statutes to reflect the Gulf of America name. Read more

General

Maine Game Wardens Recover the Bodies of Two Anglers On Grand Falls Flowage

Maine Game Wardens recovered the bodies of two anglers on Grand Falls Flowage in Baileyville.

At approximately 3:45 yesterday (August 8, 2025), game wardens were notified of an unoccupied boat drifting on Grand Falls Flowage. Several game wardens responded to the scene and found the 2010 19’ Bass Tracker drifting with the trolling motor and fishing lines in the water but no one in the boat.

Game Wardens and volunteers began searching the area, and a volunteer found the body of Charlotte Evans, age 67, of Cibolo, Texas, approximately 100 yards from shore yesterday a little after 4:30 p.m. Game wardens soon learned that there were two people in the boat, and began to search for the second person, but were unable to locate anyone else last night. Read more

Fishing

Reclaiming resilient Michigan streams: Over 140 miles of streams reconnected so far in grant project

Spring Creek starts to refill and flow area after removal of Spring Creek Trout Pond Dam in September 2024

Aug. 8, 2025
Contact: Kesiree O’Brien (DNR), 517-388-4536

With America’s Ecosystem Restoration Initiative funding, the DNR and partners have removed seven stream barriers

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, with help from many conservation partners, is halfway through completion of a $5 million grant project to remove 27 stream barriers, including 16 DNR-managed dams. Efforts to date have reconnected more than 140 miles of streams.

Funding for this work was awarded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s America’s Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (formerly the America the Beautiful Challenge), which seeks to conserve and restore aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, improve resilience to flooding and other threats, and expand community access to nature.

What’s been accomplished so far Read more

Fishing

Bond Arms Honors Veterans with the 30th VET

One of the most important things we can do as Americans is to thank those who have served our country in the military. From those who served and came home to the ones who made the ultimate sacrifice, it’s our job and duty to honor and thank those who remind us daily that freedom is not free. The price is paid in time spent in our nation’s service, and in many cases, it can be measured in lives.

For the folks at Bond Arms, the Granbury, Texas, firearm manufacturer who is proudly American Tough and American Made, honoring those who served and protected our rights and freedoms is a supreme honor they have taken pride in for the past three decades. As Bond Arms celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, the company is proud to share its latest offering, not only in honor of its milestone year but also in honor of veterans across the country with its stunning 30th VET piece.

The 30th VET is stylized with special engraving that pays a specific tribute to the brave Veterans who have served our fine nation, with a special thank-you message to Veterans on one side, the stars and stripes on the other, and the Bond Arms 30th anniversary logo. Chambered in 45/410, the 30th VET features a 4.25″ barrel for added accuracy with Bond’s rough series hand-cannon frame. Constructed from stainless steel, the 30th VET uses the extended B6 Resin grips that have done extraordinarily well on every model Bond Arms has tested. With fixed sights and a 7-pound trigger pull weight, the 30th VET is the perfect way to honor the troops and stay within the family budget. Read more

Firearms

RMEF Appeals Northern Rockies’ Wolf Ruling, Calls for ESA Reform

RMEF Appeals Northern Rockies’ Wolf Ruling, Calls for ESA Reform

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation filed an immediate appeal to a decision by a federal judge that orders the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to reconsider Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for gray wolves in the West.

RMEF Appeals Northern Rockies’ Wolf Ruling, Calls for ESA Reform

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation filed an immediate appeal to a decision by a federal judge that orders the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to reconsider Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for gray wolves in the West.

Environmental groups filed two petitions in 2024, challenging an earlier USFWS decision that gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains and Western United States did not warrant ESA listing.

Not counting those born this spring, the minimum population in the West is at least 3,200 wolves. That number continues to grow with expanded range, including populations in Idaho and Montana that are respectively 700 percent and 600 percent above federal minimum recovery levels. Wyoming’s population met minimum recovery criteria the last 22 years, and wolf numbers are expanding in California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington. Read more

Animal Rights, Wildlife

A Novel Approach to Estimating and Studying Wild Turkey Populations

Ongoing research in Mississippi is developing new ways to gauge turkey populations.

One of the most important elements of wild turkey management is estimating turkey populations, and gauging whether these are stable, increasing, or decreasing. That said, this is no simple task, and many of the methods long used are less effective than researchers would like. Simply, we need better population estimation techniques.

As such, TFT is excited to report on an ongoing research effort that it and other partners are supporting. A new turkey research technique is being tested to determine the efficacy of its deployment in wild turkey science and management. The preliminary results showcase great success.

Currently, a significant effort is being conducted across eight research sites in Mississippi, including a mix of private and public lands. These include Chickasaw WMA, Choctaw WMA, Little Biloxi WMA, Wolf River WMA, as well as private lands in Hancock, Jefferson, Kemper, and Marshall Counties.

“The goal is to see if this technique will allow us to know exactly how many turkeys are using particular properties,” said Adam B. Butler, CWB, director of conservation development with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. “One of the shortcomings in the science and management of turkeys is that they’re so difficult to count. It’s difficult to compare certain things against other things, such as certain management practices against other management practices, certain habitats against other habitats, etc.” Read more

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