State officials said the historic ice storm that slammed northern Michigan last month left so much wood on the ground in state forests that residents in the disaster area are permitted to collect ...

State Rep. Parker Fairbairn on Thursday submitted a request to Department of Natural Resources Director Scott Bowen asking that costs and limitations on the state’s Fuelwood Permit Program be ...

As a way to sustainably balance the excess of wood brought down by the spring ice storm, the state is offering larger firewood bundles to take home. Nearly 1 million acres of state-managed land was ...

From providing forensic wooden “fingerprints” to insights on structural engineering, the museum’s collection of rare and wonderful lumber is a prized scientific resource Erin Wunderlich At the ...