DNR leadership recently decided to request bids for a solar project on public trust lands in Hayes Township, just west of ...

"We thought this is a site we can lease and not do a bunch of environmental harm," said Scott Whitcomb of the DNR.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is exploring the possibility of leasing about 420 acres of forest land near ...

Lawmakers like State Representatives Ken Borton from Gaylord, Mike Hoadley of Au Gres and State Senators Michelle Hoitenga ...

A solar farm proposal on more than 400 acres of state land in Otsego County came as a surprise to both residents and state ...

Officials with the DNR recently assessed 1,200 acres of public trust land in Otsego County near a major power transmission line to decide whether it was suitable for solar arrays.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed plans to clear 420 acres of state forestland in Otsego ...

A national survey conducted by MSU showed that 75 percent of people don’t want solar panels put on forested land.

Michigan lawmakers are upset over a state plan to lease 420 acres near Gaylord for a nearby solar farm. Now, the company involved says it no longer wants the land.

Plans for a new solar farm in Michigan aren’t exactly popular with many Michigan lawmakers. Republican State Representative Ken Borton of Gaylord and others are upset with the Michigan Department of N ...