DNR leadership recently decided to request bids for a solar project on public trust lands in Hayes Township, just west of Gaylord at the 45th Parallel. The effort would be a companion project to two ...

Officials with the DNR recently assessed 1,200 acres of public trust land in Otsego County near a major power transmission ...

Nobody thought much of 420 acres in Gaylord until a proposal to put solar panels on it. Now, it’s become hallowed ground — and points to the difficulty of meeting Michigan’s climate goals.

Michigan is poised to cut down hundreds of acres of forest in order to make space for a solar panel development, MLive reported Thursday. The state will soon start competitive bidding on approximately ...

Lansing — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is exploring the possibility of leasing about 420 acres of forest land near Gaylord for a solar farm, raising concerns among lawmakers ...

It is managed by the Michigan Department ... a rare EF-3 tornado that hit the Gaylord area in May 2022. Dropping the 420-acre site may not stop a solar farm development nearby, however.

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

A proposed “thank-you letter” to Michigan state legislators who worked to block the clearing of more than 400 acres of state ...

It's a topic that could reasonably be expected to generate controversy: chopping down trees on state-managed Michigan forest ... forest land near Gaylord for a solar development has blown up ...

Grass Lake Township officials have drafted a new solar ordinance in light of neighbors' concerns. The company that wants to ...

(The Center Square) – Democrat and Republican lawmakers have joined to oppose a proposed Michigan solar farm they should would ... s public trust land near Gaylord for the solar project to ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed plans to clear 420 acres of state forestland in Otsego County, near Gaylord, to accommodate a solar farm. This decision follows a ...