"With new members on the board, we need to work together and we need to go forward. We obviously have some new issues to work ...

Environmental advocates and forestry experts question Michigan’s decision to deforest state land for solar arrays.

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

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

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

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

The Chenango County Sheriff's Office says a Village of New Berlin resident was arrested and charged after making a false ...

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

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

The defendant was charged with falsely reporting an offense to law enforcement and two counts of false written statement.

This article was updated from the version that appeared in the Jan. 9 print edition of the Avalanche. The proposed lease of a 420-acre portion of state land by the Michigan Department of Natural ...