5/17/07: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources released their final version of the new Fish Disease Control order for state waters. Great consideration given for catch-and-release tournament anglers, but anglers also need to help out. See the GreatLakesBass.com VHS page for more details on FO-245.
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today issued Executive Order 2009-45, creating a new Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) to protect and conserve Michigan’s air, water and other natural resources.
On August 23, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was petitioned by the Center for Biological Diversity and four other organizations to ban all lead in fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
Michigan’s House Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously 9-0 to pass Senate Bill 869 out of committee with a favorable recommendation at today’s hearing.
“Giving back is the best gift you’ll ever receive,” are words Garry Mason lives by. Mason, founder and CEO of the Legends of the Outdoors National Hall of Fame
B.A.S.S. joined key conservation organizations in signing a Sept. 7 letter in support of a bill that would protect hunting, fishing and recreational shooting rights in national forests and on public lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
The Michigan DNR is conducting an acoustic tagging study on Lake St. Clair Smallmouth Bass to better understand their distribution through the lake and habitat use.
