Summary: SB 163 (S-2) reforms Michigan’s wetland protection statutes to comply with an EPA audit of Michigan’s program, as well as clarify some definitions and exempted activities. Current Status: In Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Environment, and Great Lakes. A committee hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 9 AM Analysis: This bill provides [...]
Senate Bill 163: Wetland Program ReformOur goal of MUCC’s youth programming is to encourage kids to enjoy Michigan’s outdoor playground and to teach them the value of conserving Michigan’s resources for the future. How can we do this? By raising funds to support the Michigan Outofdoors Youth Camp and other MUCC children’s programs. Since 1946, MUCC’s youth camp programs have [...]
Get Kids in the Outdoors: Lt. Governor’s Charity Sporting Clays ShootThe “implementation bill” for the license fee restructuring and simplification has finally been introduced. House Bill 4668 was introduced two weeks ago by Rep. Jon Bumstead, chair of the House Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, and a committee hearing was scheduled for Wednesday, May 8 where they took testimony. To recap, the House and Senate have [...]
Hunting and Fishing License Bill Up in CommitteeAt the May 9 Natural Resources Commission meeting in Roscommon, Wildlife Division researcher Dean Beyer presented the Moose Population Survey results. The current moose range (outside of Isle Royale) has been identified as 1,400 square miles in the Western Upper Peninsula (core range) and 1,200 sq. mi. in the Central Eastern end. The 2013 Moose [...]
No Moose Hunt for Michigan YetSummary: SB 16 would make Michigan a full participant in the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, an agreement between many states to recognize each other’s game law enforcement actions. This bill is a reintroduction of SB 1348 of 2012, which passed the Senate unanimously but did not reach a House vote before the end of the 2011-2012 [...]
Senate Bill 16: Interstate Wildlife Violator CompactSummary: This package of bills has been reintroduced (formerly SB 1057-1062, 1287-1288 of 2012) after failing to reach a final vote at the end of 2012. The new package includes House Bills 4069, 4243-4244, 4320-4345 and Senate Bills 51-59. In the analysis, we have indicated which bill from the Senate or House is proposed to [...]
Senate and House Bills: Tax Break Reforms for Forest ManagementFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2013 Contact: Amy Trotter, Michigan United Conservation Clubs, (517) 331-1909 atrotter@mucc.org ROSCOMMON, MI – In a landmark decision this evening, the Natural Resources Commission approved a limited wolf hunting and trapping season for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Commissioner Annoesjka Steinman was the lone dissenting member. MUCC members have long supported a [...]
MUCC Applauds NRC in Approving Michigan Wolf SeasonLANSING – Governor Rick Snyder signed Senate Bills 288 and 289 into law today. The bills allow the Natural Resources Commission to name game species, protect the rights to hunt and fish, and were supported by Michigan’s conservation community. “We thank Governor Snyder for continuing Michigan’s tradition of separating conservation from politics today,” said Erin [...]
Governor Snyder Signs SB 288, 289Summary: (Identical to HB 4552 & 4553) This bill package establishes a right to hunt, fish and trap; provides free licenses to active-duty members of the military; grants the Natural Resources Commission exclusive authority to issue fisheries regulations and concurrent authority with the legislature to designate a game species. Analysis: The Scientific Wildlife Management Package accomplishes [...]
SB 288 & 289: Scientific Wildlife Managementby Shawn McKeon, MUCC Youth Camp Coordinator Spring is finally here in Mid-Michigan and as far as the Michigan OutofDoors Youth Camp is concerned that can only mean one thing!! It is time for the annual Volunteer Camp Clean Up event. Since we moved camp to Cedar Lake dozens of clubs and volunteers have spent [...]
Volunteers Needed for Youth Camp Clean Up This WeekendMore Posts >
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