Gov. Whitmer signed HB4350 on July 27 allowing limited backyard feeding of deer, elk and birds within 300 feet and under two gallons, with disease safeguards. Local bans and DNR rules may still limit where feeding is allowed.

A Novi man was bitten by an eastern massasauga at Proud Lake and taken to University of Michigan Hospital for antivenom. Officials say bites are rare but warn visitors to keep their distance.

A three-year field trial will remove Microseira wollei mats from Lake St. Clair shoreline pockets starting this fall. Crews and researchers will test removal and treatment options.

A paperwork error left Howell Nature Center scrambling for $100K and forced a pause to new wildlife intakes. The new 10-day campaign is already more than halfway funded.

A thumb‑shaped sand spit has formed off Silver Beach in St. Joseph as Army Corps crews test using dredged sediment. Officials warn visitors to stay off the fragile feature while researchers monitor impacts.

The Michigan DNR is proposing to grow Warren Dunes' protected Natural Area to about 600 acres while realigning protections near the Hidebrandt campground. Officials say camping and beach access would remain unchanged.

Oakland County’s multimillion-dollar overhaul expands Pontiac Oaks with new trails, a boardwalk, ADA kayak access and an 18‑hole disc golf course.

Huron‑Clinton Metroparks announced nearly $15 million in upgrades at Lake St. Clair Metropark, including a rebuild of the North Marina with 78 slips and new accessible docks.

The Edsel & Eleanor Ford House unveiled nearly a mile of restored Lake St. Clair shoreline, adding an accessible path, new fish habitat and boardwalk access for visitors.

Rogell Park’s first phase opens and the Brennan Recreation Center at Rouge Park has secured major funding, delivering new trails, pools and promise for northwest Detroit neighborhoods.

Peace Park South opened in early June, finishing Dearborn’s $29.2M PEACE parks initiative with courts, a garden walk and bioswales to help manage stormwater.

Michigan and the EPA announced a $10M planning partnership to study cleanup of contaminated sediment near Belle Isle, targeting roughly 800,000 cubic yards. The move funds feasibility work and remedial design ahead of possible dredging.

Nankin Square will debut in Westland this month as a 3.9‑acre park with an amphitheater, trails, nature play and food‑truck space aimed at sparking redevelopment.