Nature Notebook Vernal, or seasonal ponds, are vital to the life cycle of many species of animals. These ponds lack fish species, which would feed on...
Nature Notebook Take an evening walk to a damp field adjacent to some woods and you may hear an interesting buzzing sound. It’s too early for insects to...
Michigan DNR confirms invasive zebra mussel found in moss balls in several stores throughout state Invasive zebra mussels have been found in aquarium moss products. An observant employee at a Petco store in Seattle, Washington found...
Nature Notebook Longer days with more sunlight and warmer spring temperatures are prompting early wildflowers to expose themselves in mature woodlands...
Nature Notebook It’s time to clean out your birdhouses and prepare for the upcoming nesting season! Eastern bluebirds have already been checking out...
Applicants sought for local 4-H program director Michigan State University Extension is looking for applicants for the Berrien County 4-H program director position.
Hunting Check the Spring Turkey Drawing results online or call 517-284-9453. Leftover turkey licenses will go on sale to everyone Monday, March...
Nature Notebook It’s been 17 years since the last brood 10 periodical cicada emergence. This spring, in late May and early June, parts of Michigan, as...
Nature Notebook Eastern massasauga rattlesnakes are a native species protected through state and federal laws and deemed a federally threatened species...
Nature Notebook Woodpeckers are in the mood for love. The staccato rhythms of their drumming echo across our woods. They will drum and call throughout...
Nature Notebook Frigid winter temperatures have us bundled up and spending more time indoors. Cold temperatures are good news, however, as our maple...
Farm History Day at the Michigan Flywheelers Museum has been canceled for 2021 Concerns over low student attendance and lack of volunteers due to the COVID-19 pandemic have caused the Michigan Flywheelers Museum to...
Nature Notebook Whooo is that you hear hooting this winter? Love is in the air, and it might be mating calls of one of the resident owls in southwest...
Hunting & Fishing Hunting Bear hunting regulations survey deadline is Friday, Jan. 29. For anyone interested in helping shape bear harvest quotas and...