Douglas Lake eNews 03/14/2018

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Douglas Lake Improvement Association
PO Box 472, Pellston, MI 49755
www.douglaslake.org March 14, 2018

Let's Have a Safe Boating Season!

With spring approaching, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources encourages boaters to avoid the rush and enroll in a safety course prior to the boating season. The reminder coincides with the national
Spring Aboard – Take a Boating Education Course campaign
that runs March 18-24.

Michigan now offers online safety class and exam. Upon successful completion you can print your valid certificate.
Get more information on boating safety, including who is required to take a safety class, on the DNR website at www.michigan.gov/boating.

Boating Education and Safety
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79119_79144_79642---,00.html

The Handbook of Michigan Boating Laws and Responsibilities - web version
https://www.boat-ed.com/michigan/handbook/book.html

Property owners can help prevent problems with bears by removing food sources like bird feeders now.
With longer daylight hours and warming temperatures causing wildlife to start to move, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources advises property owners that now is the time to look around and see if they have items that soon may be attracting bears.
The easiest thing people can do to avoid problems with bears is remove bird feeders during the spring and summer months. With an estimated 2,000-plus adult bears in the northern Lower Peninsula and almost 10,000 in the Upper Peninsula, there are plenty of bears searching for natural food that is plentiful in forests, fields and wetlands.
"Many people who live in northern Michigan remove their bird feeders during the spring and summer, but every year the spring sneaks up on us and suddenly, it is now that time of year,” said Keen.

For more info:
The DNR Bear page • The Bear Essentials Video
Contact: Katie Keen, 989-385-0336

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