10/11/2024

UPPER MICHIGAN - The Natural Resource Commission shared progress from its new method for tracking wolves yesterday morning.  In June, the DNR reported the wolf population is stable in the U.P. based on track surveys but that it was exploring alternative ways to trace those population numbers. Yesterday at the Department of Natural Resources Commission meeting the DNR said it is starting to evaluate the results of its Wolf Abundance Project. The project uses trail cameras across the Upper Peninsula to track wolf populations.  Before using cameras, staff would go out and look for wolf tracks to determine population numbers.  DNR experts are saying that the deer population right now is at a normal level as we approach the hunting season.

10/11/2024

N. WISCONSIN - A new report shows Wisconsin is seeing dam failures more frequently. The Wisconsin Policy Forum released findings yesterday that show Wisconsin recorded 34 dam failures from 2000 through 2023, which was the second-highest total for that period behind only South Carolina. The report says 28 of the 34 failures have happened since the beginning of 2018. More than half — 18 failures — have happened since the start of 2020. None of the dam failures resulted in loss of life.

10/10/2024

IRONWOOD - USA Today has named the Western U.P. as the winner of its Best Fall Foliage Destination Spot for 2024. The publication said Copper Peak was one of the best areas to get a panoramic view of the fall colors. Copper Peak’s adventure ride will be open through the 20th and provides an excellent opportunity to do some leaf peeping. Other locations in the U.P. that are prime for viewing fall colors are Brockway Mountain Drive near Copper Harbor or M-28 between Marquette and Munising. USA Today’s designations are based on voting by readers.