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

DNR leadership recently decided to request bids for a solar project on public trust lands in Hayes Township, just west of ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is exploring the possibility of leasing about 420 acres of forest land near ...

A controversial plan to clear-cut 420 acres of state forest land for a solar farm is off the table following intense ...

Officials with the DNR recently assessed 1,200 acres of public trust land in Otsego County near a major power transmission line to decide whether it was suitable for solar arrays.

A plan to locate a solar farm on state-owned land in northern lower Michigan was scuttled before bipartisan criticism of the ...

Northern Michigan lawmakers are calling for the department of natural resources to end its plan to put solar panels in Ots ...

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.

Some Michigan lawmakers are up in arms, demanding answers and pink slips from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...

Kakridas said they reached out to all landowners adjacent to the project, including the Michigan Department of Natural Resources but ultimately decided to move forward with two private landowners in ...

A plan to clear-cut 420 acres of state forest land for a solar farm is running into a firestorm of criticism from northern Michigan legislators.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed plans to clear 420 acres of state forestland in Otsego ...