On Feb. 9, 1934, Vanderbilt, in Otsego County, recorded the all-time coldest temperature in Michigan — minus 51 degrees ...

On one hand, this is just another land use. But on the other hand, I know there’s a lot of concerns about this,” said Scott ...

Neil Drzewiecki, Christi Sortor and Rob Weaver, all first time commissioners, began the public office part of their careers ...

This coverage is made possible in part through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media ...

This is a high-voltage power transmission line that runs through public trust land in Otsego County's Hayes Township, seen on ...

DNR pans to clear a little over half a square mile of forest for solar panels in Otsego County sparked a firestorm of ...

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

Before it became public knowledge, foresters within the Michigan Department of Natural Resources chafed at the idea of ...

For more than 50 years, the Michigan Association of Timbermen has championed the importance of sustainable forest management. Michigan’s forests are not only an economic engine but also a cornerstone ...

The company behind the proposed solar panel project in Otsego County's Hayes Township said it won't be using land from the ...

"We thought this is a site we can lease and not do a bunch of environmental harm," said Scott Whitcomb of the DNR.

A solar farm proposal on more than 400 acres of state land in Otsego County came as a surprise to both residents and state representatives.