GAYLORD, MI – Leadership at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources intends to offer competitive bidding for a solar lease on 420 acres of public trust land in Otsego County’s Hayes ...

GAYLORD, MI – Michigan officials paused all future land leases for solar energy on state land after an outburst of criticism followed news of 420 acres of state forestland near Gaylord being ...

DNR catches two men “looking to hunt stuff” on weapons and drug charges.

The DNR has "been looking at our state land portfolio for potential utility-scale renewable energy sites since 2019," Whitcomb said. The Gaylord area proposal is the most recent consideration.

Some 420 acres of state-managed, forested land near Gaylord, and nearly 1,100 acres near Roscommon, would be leased to solar developers, and portions clear-cut.

On May 20, 2022, at approximately 3:45 p.m., the community of Gaylord was hit by an EF-3 tornado. Several Michigan DNR conservation officers were among the first emergency responders to arrive at ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded two environmental investigations conservation officers for their efforts saving lives after the tornado in Gaylord last year.

The Michigan DNR, in a decision it didn't announce to the general public, earlier this month announced a continued pause on leases of state-managed forest lands for utility-scale solar projects.

GAYLORD, Mich. — Drone video recently captured by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) gives a glimpse into the damage left behind by ice storms that slammed northern Michigan on ...

Answer, by Lt. James Gorno of the DNR Gaylord operations service center District 3, serving Alpena, Antrim, Cheboygan, Charlevoix, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego and Presque Isle counties: ...

GAYLORD, MI – Leadership at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources intends to offer competitive bidding for a solar lease on 420 acres of public trust land in Otsego County’s Hayes ...

GAYLORD, MI – Michigan officials paused all future land leases for solar energy on state land after an outburst of criticism followed news of 420 acres of state forestland near Gaylord being ...