Environmental damage

Deer remain a big problem for Michigan drivers. They're involved in tens of thousands of crashes annually, and in certain urban and suburban areas of the state, an abundance is affecting motorists as well as farmers, insurance companies, and residents.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced this week that its 10-year State Forest Management Plan will be delayed by at least a year. That's because of the widespread damage to state forest land caused by a major ice storm. The storm hit the northern Lower Peninsula in late March, damaging about 900,000 acres of state forest.

The Arctic grayling fish was nearly wiped out in Michigan a century ago as a result of logging, overfishing, and invasive species. Using native Alaska Arctic grayling, Michigan is reintroducing the fish.

Wildlife are being poisoned and much of the time people using the poisons are not even aware of the danger. One Michigan resident is on a crusade to make…

Update Friday, September 23:Recreation on the Huron River has been resumed and, so far, water tests show no threat to human health, according to an…