Thousands of red pine trees had their branches and tops snapped off under the weight of ice from the late March storms.

Aerial images show thousands of acres of state forests have been damaged in Northern Michigan in the aftermath of March’s severe ice storm. Approximately 919,550 acres of state forest land are ...

The introduction of drones has significantly improved real-time aerial monitoring, enabling forest officials to identify fire outbreaks in regions that are otherwise difficult to access.

Drone footage taken by Michigan Department of Natural Resources staff at the Pigeon River Country State Forest east of Vanderbilt in northern lower Michigan shows the widespread devastation to a ...