Officials with the DNR recently assessed 1,200 acres of public trust land in Otsego County near a major power transmission ...

DNR leadership recently decided to request bids for a solar project on public trust lands in Hayes Township, just west of Gaylord at the 45th Parallel. The effort would be a companion project to two ...

DNR pans to clear a little over half a square mile of forest for solar panels in Otsego County sparked a firestorm of criticism from lawmakers.

Lansing — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is exploring the possibility of leasing about 420 acres of forest land near Gaylord for a solar farm, raising concerns among lawmakers ...

But the latest proposal by the DNR to lease 420 acres of state-managed forest land near Gaylord for a solar development has blown up into a controversy, and has some — especially the new ...

This solar farm is just one of many environmental projects ... of acres of forests and farmland to meet our net zero goals.” Gaylord and the surrounding area averages 136 inches of snow per ...

A proposed “thank-you letter” to Michigan state legislators who worked to block the clearing of more than 400 acres of state ...

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be seeking bids for a solar farm on state land near Gaylord. The land will be leased, but any trees in the way would have to be cut down. A report ...

Nobody thought much of 420 acres in Gaylord until a proposal to put solar panels on it. Now, it’s become hallowed ground — and points to the difficulty of meeting Michigan’s climate goals.

This article was updated from the version that appeared in the Jan. 9 print edition of the Avalanche. The proposed lease of a 420-acre portion of state land by the Michigan Department of Natural ...