MSU Extension Fisheries & Wildlife

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  Smart Gardening for Shorelands: Keep it Clean to Protect Frogs and Toads

  Published on January 13, 2021
  Frogs and toads are great companions for your yard and garden. They eat pests like beetles, cutworms and slugs and are an important food source for a variety of other animals including herons, mink, foxes and fish.

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  Spotted Lanternfly: A Colorful Cause for Concern

  Published on November 30, 2020
  Learn how to identify spotted lanternfly and take steps to slow its spread.

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  Forestry, Wetlands, and Habitat *A* Syst (FAS115)

  Published on November 6, 2019
  Landowners may use this publication to assist in becoming MAEAP verified.

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  Pest Management for Small Animals: Commercial Applicators - Category 7G (E2492)

  Published on April 18, 2017
  This manual is intended to prepare pesticide applicators in category 7G, pest management for small animals, for certification or registered technician status under the Michigan Pesticide Control Act of 1976, as amended.

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  Determining the Age of Fish (E1774)

  Published on February 18, 2016
  Knowledge about the age composition of fish populations is essential for effective management. It provides the fisheries manager with information about the condition of the fish, how long they live, their age at certain critical periods.

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  Help! My Bluegills are Stunted (E1776)

  Published on February 12, 2016
  The problem of stunted bluegills is one of the most often received complaints that we hear about Michigan inland pond and lake fishing.

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  Sources of Information for Forest Products Exporting (E2616)

  Published on November 23, 2015
  When managers of small or medium sized businesses initially investigate exporting, one of their most important and time-consuming tasks is gathering information about international business.

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  Exploring the Prairie Fen Wetlands of Michigan (E3045)

  Published on November 11, 2015
  

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  Managing Michigan Ponds for Sports Fishing (E1554)

  Published on November 10, 2015
  This bulletin is primarily for the present or prospective owner of a Michigan pond where the main goal is sport fishing—for the owner, his or her family, and a few friends.

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  Between Land and Lake: Michigan's Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands (E2902)

  Published on November 10, 2015
  Imagine flying over the shoreline of western Lake Erie and seeing a mile-wide swath of grasses and bulrushes rippling in the winds. As the plane passes, thousands of waterfowl rise and take flight to a distant edge of the marsh.