5/4/07: The VHS virus federal order has been amended effective 5/4/07 to allow transportation of live fish over international and interstate borders for fishing activities such as tournaments where the fish are released alive. Read the VHS page for details.
Now is the best time to be a bass angler on Lake St. Clair in at least the last 50 years according to a recent long-term MDNR fisheries research study.
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm on Wednesday signed into law the “Recreation Passport” legislation, which creates a new funding source for Michigan’s state parks, state recreation areas, state forest campgrounds, non-motorized trails and pathways and local parks.
Polluted water is killing more people each year than all forms of violence, including war, according to a United Nations report released today, World Water Day.
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.
The letter, authored by the National Wildlife Federation’s Vanishing Paradise campaign and Ducks Unlimited, was signed at Bassmaster Classic Media Day, the day before the start of bass fishing’s world championship.
Legislation that could eliminate the need for state park and boating access site motor vehicle permits in Michigan appears stalled. Michigan is trying to adopt a program – the Recreation Passport Proposal – that has worked very well in other states such as a very successful Montana program.
