It’s time to clean, drain, dry and dispose!
From: Michigan State University Extension Boating season is right around the corner. Michigan is a water wonderland and you may be one of the millions of people who are looking forward to taking to the …
Fish advisories issued for Michigan lakes, river impacted by PFAS contamination
From: MLive.com By Mark Tower mtower@mlive.com LANSING, MI — The state government this week issued new fish consumption advisories for lakes and rivers in three counties after tests confirmed the presence of toxic chemicals. Fish in three lakes …
The state of Michigan’s inland lake shorelines
From: MSU Extension Every five years the United States Environmental Protection Agency partners with state agencies, including the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, to assess the condition of the nation’s inland lakes. In Michigan the …
Eat the Invasion: Does it make sense to promote the idea of controlling non-native species by eating them?
From: Growlermag.com In the 1890s, a group of Shakespeare fanatics in New York devised a romantic plan to honor the bard: release a member of every animal species mentioned in his plays into the wilds …
Oakland County lakes to get environmental and invasive monitoring in 2018
From: Metrotimes.com This year, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners is partnering with a Michigan environmental group to pursue something called the Oakland County Healthy Lakes Initiative. The board and its health division will join …
Michigan awards $3.6 million in grants to combat invasive species in 2018
From: Clickondetroit.com Twenty-three projects in Michigan will share $3.6 million to help combat invasive species. The Michigan departments of Environmental Quality, Natural Resources, and Agriculture and Rural Development today announced that the projects will receive …
Scale of ‘nitrate timebomb’ revealed
From: BBC.com Huge quantities of nitrate chemicals from farm fertilisers are polluting the rocks beneath our feet, a study says. Researchers at the British Geological Survey say it could have severe global-scale consequences for rivers, …
Political roundup: Bill would scrap state ballast water rules, which help keep out invasive species
From: Michiganradio.org More than 185 species of foreign fish, algae, plants, insects, and viruses have been brought into the Great Lakes. Many of them are invasive species that are damaging the lakes, such as zebra …
New partnership will update, enhance important Great Lakes database on non-native species
From: Michigan State University Extension Michigan State University Extension and Michigan Sea Grant are pleased to announce a new partnership with NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) and Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research …
European frog-bit: Be on the lookout for this aggressive invasive plant
From: Michigan State University Extension What is European frog-bit and how did it get to Michigan? European frog-bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) is a free-floating aquatic plant with multiple miniature lily pad shaped leaves. This prolific invasive …