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Wednesday, June 20, 2012  The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for public input on proposed forest management treatments for 2014.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  There's a new twist in the plan that could ban hunting and snowmobiling on some national forest land in Northern Michigan.  Details in this Fact Finder Report.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  A growing forest fire has forced thousands from their homes and threatens transmission lines that supply electricity as far east as Texas.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011  Hunting and snowmobiling are big business in northern Michigan, but a viewer wrote us concerned saying he'd heard the government was trying to ban both on some land in the Huron Manistee National Forest. He had questions, the answers we found for him in a Fact Finder Report.

Tuesday, January 04, 2011  The Forest Service is changing the way it issues firewood permits on the Huron-Manistee National Forests.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010  The US Forest Service says it's the Recovery and Reinvestment Act at work. More than $11 million has been given to the Hiawatha National Forest for several projects.

Thursday, September 23, 2010  A hunter led authorities to more than 400 marijuana plants under aspen trees in the Manistee National Forest.

Monday, June 07, 2010  It's a seasonal two track road that dead ends 4 miles deep in the woods. No one lives on it and some folks say it gets more snowmobile traffic than cars. So why is $135,000 in Recovery Funds going to upgrade it?

Friday, March 26, 2010  Oceana County Sheriff deputies and Detectives are trying to identify skeletal remains found in the Manistee National Forest

Thursday, September 03, 2009  Firefighters gaining on arson fire north of Los Angeles; blaze is 42 percent contained

Wednesday, September 02, 2009  Firefighters made more progress Wednesday against a giant wildfire that has ravaged a national forest north of Los Angeles as investigators searched for more information about how the fire started.

Monday, April 13, 2009  The U.S. Forest Service is getting staff and equipment ready for the possibility of more wildfires. Prescribed burns are also being done to reduce flammable vegetation and keep any potential fires from getting out of control.   Dry, warm, and windy weather is expected to continue this week, keeping fire danger high.

Friday, December 19, 2008  A decision has been made not to appeal a rulling to stop oil and gas drilling in a national forest area.