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.

Police in Beverly Hills say a doe was reported acting aggressively while likely protecting a nearby fawn. Officials urge residents to give wildlife space and leash pets.

Construction starts May 4 on a $10M pedestrian tunnel under Northland Drive, closing a key gap in the Grand River Greenway and linking local trails.

Five protected bald eagles were found dead on Michigan’s Garden Peninsula between April 3 and April 17. State and federal investigators are working to determine the cause.

Winter 2026 counts put Isle Royale at about 37 wolves and 524 moose; researchers recorded no calves and say summer fieldwork will be crucial.

An 89-year-old Michigan conservation group warned it could shut down by May 1 unless it raises $100,000; leaders paused camp and magazine programs while they race the clock.

Sterling Heights will break ground May 5 on Red Run Park, a $4.7M conversion that adds six lighted pickleball courts, heated restrooms, a dog park and a new trail. Construction is expected to wrap by the end of 2026.

Heavy rain undermined a stretch of M-119's Tunnel Of Trees, washing away the road and closing the scenic route between Good Hart and Cross Village.

DNR crews placed about 1,500 sandbags at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam as snowmelt and rain raised river levels and officials monitored the dam.

A $2.9 million renovation will add a covered stage, new turf and an inclusive playground to Spirit Plaza ahead of Memorial Day weekend.

The Michigan DNR is recommending a statewide one‑buck limit on antlered deer with a possible start date of March 1, 2027 pending NRC approval. Regulators will take more public comment ahead of a potential May vote.