(Provided by MDNR)

Outdoor Channel’s 'Wardens' to Feature Michigan DNR OfficersThe Michigan DNR has partnered with the Outdoor Channel on production of the 2017 season of its television series "Wardens."

Each episode of the season, which will air on Outdoor Channel Mondays at 9:30 p.m. (beginning Feb. 6), will showcase law enforcement work of DNR conservation officers and the DNRís natural resources management efforts.

"We are thrilled to have the Outdoor Channel in Michigan to showcase our state's world-class natural resources - fabulous forests, award-winning state parks, an abundance of wildlife and the largest portfolio of freshwater fisheries in the world," said DNR Director Keith Creagh. "This is a unique opportunity to give the public a closer look at what the men and women of the DNR - our dedicated conservation officers, but also biologists, foresters, park managers - do to conserve, protect and manage Michigan's natural and cultural resources."

Michigan-based Wolf Creek Productions is filming episodes at locations around the state. Approximately 40 conservation officers, as well as many staff members from other DNR divisions, will be featured throughout the season. The episodes will delve into a wide variety of topics ñ from Black Lake sturgeon conservation to off-road vehicle riding at Silver Lake State Park to bear and deer hunting.

"Wardens," on air since 2011, chronicles the lives of conservation officers in America. To learn more about the show, visit outdoorchannel.com/wardens.