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The first purchase of a sanctuary was made in 1960 and named Red Wing Acres. Further properties were obtained through persuasion with landholders, and by 1965, the group renamed itself the Eastern Michigan Nature Association. Expansion into Northern Michigan led to the current name change of the Michigan Nature Association (MNA) in 1970. [1]
The position, which was initially created to oversee market hunting and the supply of essential foodstuffs to local lumber camps, was the direct ancestor of the state's conservation infrastructure. [2] In 1921, the Michigan Legislature created the Department of Conservation and a Conservation Commission to manage the state's natural resources.
Once selected by the Department of Natural Resources through a rigorous selection process the recruits go through an intense 22-week live in training period. The live-in training is held at the Michigan State Police training facility in Lansing. Once completed, the recruits are then fully commissioned conservation officers.
Additionally, the Moose organization conducts numerous sports and recreational programs, in local Lodge/Chapter facilities called either Moose Family Centers or Activity Centers, in the majority of 44 State and Provincial Associations, and on a fraternity-wide basis. There is also a Loyal Order of Moose in Britain.
The Seney NWR's western wilderness area, designated by federal law as the Seney Wilderness, includes the Strangmoor Bog National Natural Landmark.The Strangmoor Bog was landmarked as being the best surviving example in the 48 states of a sub-arctic patterned bog ecosystem, characterized by rapid glacial meltoff from an exposed sandy plain.
European settlers wiped out Michigan's native wild turkey population by 1900. But now the birds are back and thriving in every Michigan county. Wiped out in Michigan, wild turkeys gobbled their ...
The Roscommon Conservation Airport (FAA LID: 3RC) is a publicly owned, public use airport located 2 miles southeast of Roscommon in Roscommon County, Michigan. It is located on 100 acres at an elevation of 1157 feet.
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