Managed Waterfowl Hunt Area annual reports now available online

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 11, 2014

Contact: Joe Robison, 734-379-9629 or Mark Mills, 269-673-2430


Managed Waterfowl Hunt Area annual reports detail hunting season,
habitat management, waterfowl counts

Annual reports for Michigan’s seven Wetland Wonders are now available on the Department of Natural Resources website. The reports detail 2013-2014 hunting season results, habitat management activities and weekly waterfowl counts at each area, along with information about other accomplishments. To find the annual reports, visit www.michigan.gov/wetlandwonders, click on "The 7 Wonders" tab and then the "Updates and Counts" tab.  

Michigan's Wetland Wonders are the seven premier Managed Waterfowl Hunt Areas (MWHAs) in the state: Fennville Farm Unit at the Allegan State Game Area (Allegan County), Fish Point State Wildlife Area (Tuscola County), St. Clair Flats State Wildlife Area on Harsens Island (St. Clair County), Muskegon County Wastewater Facility (Muskegon County), Nayanquing Point State Wildlife Area (Bay County), Pointe Mouillee State Game Area (Monroe and Wayne counties) and Shiawassee River State Game Area (Saginaw County).

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 and area use fees, but they are open for anyone to visit, use and enjoy most of the year.

The Wetland Wonders campaign is part of the Michigan Waterfowl Legacy (MWL), a 10-year, cooperative partnership to restore, conserve and celebrate Michigan's waterfowl, wetland and waterfowl hunting community. The initiative is a "call to action" to honor yesterday, engage today and build for tomorrow.