The public is invited to cut up and remove certain downed trees at Shakamak State Park for firewood. Trees eligible for firewood have fallen as a result of natural causes or have been dropped by property staff for safety. They are along roadsides or in public areas such as picnic areas or the campground.
A tree removal project beginning at Nebraska's Merritt Reservoir aims to restore prairie habitat in areas choked by undesirable trees.
The public is invited to cut up and remove certain downed trees at Summit Lake State Park for firewood. Trees eligible for firewood have fallen as a result of natural causes or have been dropped by property staff for safety.
The public is invited to cut up and remove certain downed trees at Lieber and Cataract Falls SRAs. Trees eligible for firewood have fallen as a result of natural causes or have been dropped by property staff for safety.
The Michigan Community Tree Species Selection Guide is now available. This handbook, created by DNR Urban Forester Lawrence Law, is your guide to planting the right tree in the right place.
The public is invited to cut up and remove certain downed trees at McCormick’s Creek State Park for firewood. Trees eligible for firewood have fallen as a result of natural causes or have been dropped by property staff for safety. They are along roadsides or in public areas such as picnic areas.
Fuelwood permits cost $20 and allow collection of fuelwood for personal use from select state-managed land in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula. Permit holders may collect up to five standard cords of wood.
Thinking of planting a new tree in your yard? Put down that shovel for a minute and check out the new Michigan Communities Tree Species Selection Guide. Law and various DNR collaborators coordinated the guide to help Michigan communities make decisions about planting public trees and to give homeowners info they can use to choose trees that are both right for their space and safe for the landscape.
Michigan communities, utilities, educational campuses and health care campuses interested in being recognized as a Tree City, Tree Line or Tree Campus should apply before Dec. 31. These annual recognition programs are sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation and administered in Michigan by the Department of Natural Resources’ Urban and Community Forestry Program.
Registration is open for the Happy Little (Virtual) 5K, which the Indiana DNR and the Indiana Natural Resources Foundation (INRF) will welcome back for the fourth year in 2026. In 2025, the virtual run raised more than $41,000 for tree plantings and healthy forest initiatives in Indiana State Parks, with more than 2,300 participants.
The Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife reported strong production in red and white oak trees during its 2025 acorn mast survey. The survey found an average of 72% of red oaks and 56% of white oaks on 20 wildlife areas bore fruit this year.
The weather is slowly starting to cool as fall takes full effect in Michigan. There are a few things you can do to help prepare and protect your trees for the change of seasons.
The Benzie Road Fire near Houghton Lake in Roscommon County, Michigan, is 100% contained, with fire crews putting water on remaining hot spots near the perimeter on Wednesday.
A half-inch of rain overnight helped firefighters make headway on the Benzie Road Fire near Michigan's Houghton Lake, which is now about 95% contained.
The best way to prevent the spread of oak wilt is to not prune any oak tree during the growing season.
With fire danger extremely high across much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, firefighters are working near Houghton Lake in Roscommon County to contain a wildfire burning since Sunday afternoon, Oct. 5, near the Roscommon State Forest Area.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sold nearly 47 million board feet of timber across 5,542 public acres during 12 timber sales held in in four states, for a total of $7,555,225; more than $946,545 above the total appraised values. Each year, the BLM forestry program's sales support approximately 2,000 jobs nationally and generate more than $1 billion for local economies.
Stage 1 fire restrictions have been lifted on lands in Stillwater County managed by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Stillwater County Commissioners rescinded Stage 1 fire restrictions as of midnight on Sept. 26.
Stage 1 fire restrictions placed on lands in Big Horn County managed by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks are now lifted. FWP urges people to continue to use caution while recreating due to dry conditions and fire danger.
Michigan’s greatest fire risk is usually in the spring, but downed wood from the March ice storm in northern Michigan forests and a forecast string of dry days mean people need to be careful with fire through the fall.