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Outdoor Recreation is Gloomy Business in Michigan

I find it funny – funny weird, not funny ha ha – how people look at the Upper Peninsula like it is an uninhabitable place where people freeze off their extremities, roads are nearly impassable, and SAD lights are common. You gotta be tough to up there! Well…the way I see it…
…is you [...]

DNR/DEQ Public Participation Survey

The following is regarding a survey that takes a few minutes to fill out.
Dear EAC members:
Public involvement is a vital part of many programs administers by the Departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and Environmental Quality (DEQ). A successful public involvement process ensures that those who are most likely affected by a decision [...]

State Park Funding Update – Take Action!

My mom riding at Sleepy Hollow State Park. Like many of Michigan’s poorly-funded state parks, Sleepy Hollow is removing crumbling pavement in favor of dirt roads.
The Michigan House and Senate are set to vote on the State Park, Boating Access Site and Forest Recreation Passport Fee on Thursday, November 12, 2010. That is [...]

Michigan State Recreation Funding Update

This is a rather long post, so I’ve highlighted some of the key concepts for those of you who simply want the gist of it.
The State Park, Boating Access Site and Forest Recreation Passport Fee bill passed the Michigan House of Representatives Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources Committee and is currently under consideration by [...]