April 25, 2017

Contact: Joe Robison, 734-379-9692 or Mark Mills, 269-685-6851

Annual reports for seven Wetland Wonders now available on DNR website

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced that annual reports for each of Michigan’s seven Wetland Wonders now are available on the DNR’s website at www.michigan.gov/wetlandwonders (under the Waterfowl Counts tab). 

The reports detail the 2016-2017 hunting season results, habitat management activities and weekly waterfowl counts at each of Michigan’s Wetland Wonders, along with other information. 

Michigan's Wetland Wonders, the seven premier managed waterfowl hunt areas in the state, include:

• Fennville Farm Unit at the Allegan State Game Area (Allegan County)
  Fennville Farm annual report
  
  
• Fish Point State Wildlife Area (Tuscola County)
  Fish Point annual report
  
  
• St. Clair Flats State Wildlife Area on Harsens Island (St. Clair County)
  St. Clair Flats annual report
  
  
• Muskegon County Wastewater Facility (Muskegon County)
  Muskegon County Wastewater annual report
  
  
• Nayanquing Point State Wildlife Area (Bay County)
  Nayanquing Point annual report
  
  
• Pointe Mouillee State Game Area (Monroe and Wayne counties)
  Pointe Mouillee annual report
  
  
• Shiawassee River State Game Area (Saginaw County)
  Shiawassee River annual report

These areas, scattered across the southern Lower Peninsula, were created in the 1960s to provide exceptional waterfowl hunting opportunities, and are still managed today to provide waterfowl habitat for nesting and migration and for the benefit of other wetland-dependent wildlife. Since the beginning, these areas have been funded by hunting license fees, but they are open for anyone to visit, use and enjoy most of the year.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state’s natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. For more information, go to www.michigan.gov/dnr.