Au Sable News

A federal judge has overturned a decision by the U.S. Forest Service to allow oil and gas drilling in an environmentally sensitive area near the Au Sable River in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula.

GRAYLING -- The next few days will bring what may be the most-awaited, most-storied and most disappointing event on Michigan's outdoor calendar -- the annual hatch of giant Hexagenia species mayflies on ...

Governor John B. Swainson Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Historic Preservation to be Presented June 4 at the Capitol June 3, 2008 - The Department of History, Arts and Libraries and the Michigan ...

In his now famous 1967 essay, "The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis," scientist Lynn White laid the blame for the modern environmental predicament squarely at the feet of Christianity.

Donna Stine, policy advisor for the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, is one of the most committed, hard-working environmentalists in Michigan.

“You know what that means -- sulfurs within a couple of days.”

GRAYLING -- 'Come out here and look at something,' Steve Southard said, pulling me by the arm out of The Fly Factory and around the side of the fly shop. via Detroit Free Press

“When we met Nick and saw the quality of his flies, we decided to have him make our flies.”

If you're looking for Nick Simon during the summer months, your best bet would be to search the 'trophy waters' of the Au Sable River around Mio. via Press & Argus

Look before you cast I once was fishing for steelhead near Foote Dam on the Au Sable and stopped to eat lunch on shore. via Detroit Free Press

“I'm glad the cormorant showed it can recover”

Bob Eggleston, a fisheries technician with the Department of Natural Resources, prepares to release 26,216 steelhead raised in Wolf Lake into the Au Sable River beside the Au Sable River Store in Oscoda. via Bay City Times - MLive.com

Today is somewhat of an unofficial holiday for fly fishing enthusiasts. It's the opening of trout season on waters in Michigan. via WFRV

Trout opener: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 26, Lovells Township Historical Society Museum Complex, 8405 Twin Bridge Road, Lovells. via Detroit Free Press

“The WDC flew under the radar because their job focused on base maintenance, not business recruitment”

How does a tiny Northeast Michigan community transform a 7-square-mile Air Force complex and its 1,200 buildings from military metropolis to civilian society? Painstakingly, from the trenches, one building at a ... via MLive.com

“Not to mention he used to work for me.”

A former Crawford County Sheriff's deputy who served as a school DARE officer faces felony marijuana charges. via Traverse City Record-Eagle

“Not only is the natural resource involved rare, unique and of vast historical significance, it is also incapable of replacement”

A recent decision by a circuit court judge is a major victory for anglers and anyone who believes that laws protecting our water from pollution should be rigidly enforced. via Detroit Free Press

“I am committed to working with all parties in Michigan in drafting legislation that will protect our natural resources for every Michigan citizen”

A coalition of Michigan environmental and fishing groups sounded an alarm Tuesday that a state Senate bill could open the spigot to dangerous levels of water usage from streams, threatening fish and tourism. via Detroit Free Press

“I am very pleased to have Dr. David Mahan visiting our campus. Environmental science and environmental awareness is an area of increasing focus within the Division of Math and Science at Wayland”

The Division of Mathematics and Sciences at Wayland Baptist University will host a seminar on environmental science issues and Christian stewardship at 1 p. m. Friday. via Plainview Daily Herald

“We are looking for furnishings that reflect the life of a second assist keeper”

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is looking for a few good antiques, furniture and other period memorabilia to refurnish the first floor of the assistant keepers residence this winter at the Au Sable Light ... via The Mining Journal

The four equipment-laden boats recently launched into the cool, green waters of Au Sable Lake were sent to collect water quality data in this northern Ogemaw County lake. via Bay City Times

After years of keeping their event hush-hush, cyclists in Oscoda are letting their secret out of the bag this weekend: The Au Sable River Valley is a great place to race and ride, especially when fall colors ... via Bay City Times

“We have been losing students for the last three years. If the economics don't change, I look for it to continue.”

More than 10,300 students attended classes in the region's largest district this week, but it's unclear how far enrollment dropped from last year's figures. via Traverse City Record-Eagle