Alerts
Forest Alerts
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USE CAUTION - KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!
The recent ice storm on March 29, 2025 and subsequent wind events have left many downed and damaged trees across the Mio Ranger District of the Huron-Manistee National Forests that have interrupted recreation opportunities on motorized and non-motorized trails.
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Forest Supervisor Orders
As a visitor to the National Forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forest, natural resources and to provide for public safety of visitors.
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Kneff Lake Day Use Area
Kneff Lake Day Use Area, located at the Eastern Terminus of Forest Road 4003 in the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 20, Township 26 North, Range 02 East, Michigan Principal Meridian is closed due to safety hazards related to implementation of a site improvement construction project involving
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Luzerne Boardwalk
The Luzerne Boardwalk located North of the Eastern terminus of Forest Road 3023, in the N ½ of Section 36, Township 26 North, Range 2 East, Michigan Principal Meridian, is closed to equestrian traffic due to structural deficiencies caused by high moisture content of the area.
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Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Treatment Notice
THE USDA Forest Service and a coalition of partners to include the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Mason-Lake Conservation District and the Ottawa Conservation District, are beginning treatment on Hemlock trees found to be infested with Hemlock Wooly Adelgid in the Nordhouse Dunes A
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'Do Not Eat' Advisory for Deer
The Michigan departments of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Natural Resources (DNR) today issued a "Do Not Eat" advisory for deer taken within approximately five miles of Clark’s Marsh in Oscoda Township.
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'Do Not Eat' Advisory for Fish
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has issued a "DO NOT EAT" advisory for all fish taken from Clarks Marsh, south of the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, in Iosco County. The MDCH also recommends that people do not eat “resident” fish taken from the lower Au Sable River