Lansing, MI - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gathered September 11, 2019 with state, retail and nonprofit representatives of Michigan’s outdoor recreation industry to showcase the industry’s value and preview the move, this October, to officially join the Confluence of States.

St. Ignace, MI - For the first time in three years, crowds at the Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk grew, with an estimated 30,000 people shrugging off blustery weather to walk the Mighty Mac this Labor Day.

St. Ignace, MI - Building on the success of the 2018 event, the 2019 Mackinac Bridge Annual Walk on Sept. 2 will again allow participants to start from St. Ignace or Mackinaw City, walking half the bridge and back, the entire length, or even crossing it twice.

Lansing, MI - f you’re looking for a volunteer opportunity to help young people experience outdoor recreation – helping instill in them a sense of Michigan’s great natural resources heritage and traditions – then the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for you.

Lansing, MI - On-the-ground wildlife and habitat conservation in Michigan and around the country earned critical support this week, with the reintroduction of Recovering America’s Wildlife Act – bipartisan federal legislation that would provide a $1.4 billion solution to the decline of the nation’s fish and wildlife and their natural habitats.

Detroit, MI - The Detroit Tigers will continue its tradition of uniting the community to encourage breast health awareness at the eighth annual Pink Out the Park on Friday, July 19, when the Tigers face the Toronto Blue Jays at Comerica Park.