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Protect Michigan waterbodies one sip at a time

Published on May 27, 2025
MSU Extension and Trail Point Brewing Co. are teaming up to educate on the importance of preventing invasive species in our waterbodies.
Drive-by botany: Eastern redbud and garlic mustard

Published on May 19, 2025
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in early May 2025.
Box tree moth quarantine covers 13 southern Michigan counties

Published on May 15, 2025
The regulated area for box tree moth includes 13 southeast and central Michigan counties: Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Jackson, Washtenaw, Wayne, Lenawee, Monroe, Macomb and St. Clair.
Updated box tree moth quarantine and compliance agreement for shipping out of the quarantine counties

Published on May 8, 2025
The updated compliance agreement allows businesses seven days longer to apply insecticide treatments to comply with Michigan’s box tree moth interior quarantine.
Great Lakes Water Life database features native flora and fauna across the basin

Published on May 6, 2025
The Great Lakes Water Life (GLWL) hosts a broad range of ecological information and tools for use by environmental researchers and the public.
Identifying native and invasive aquatic plants can be easy with a phone app

Published on May 6, 2025
After collecting information, reporting and sharing it will help add to the knowledge of plant life in Michigan’s lakes.
CANR honors Filice, Warwick and Wolfe as 2025 Global Scholars in Extension

Published on April 22, 2025
The CANR has named Paige Filice, Alexa Warwick, Ph.D., and Samantha Wolfe as the 2025 Global Scholars in Extension. The scholars will be honored at the CANR Faculty and Staff Awards on May 8
What’s eating my viburnums and how can I stop it?

Published on March 17, 2025
Viburnum leaf beetle larvae and adults may devour the shrubs in Michigan.
Spring brings spawning fish into West Michigan streams, and you can help to monitor spawning runs in local creeks

Published on March 12, 2025
Michigan Sea Grant is working with Shedd Aquarium, John Ball Zoo, and GVSU to learn more about migration cues for a little-known fish species, and you can be a part of it.
Skippers and super skippers: What do small steelhead tell us about future runs?

Published on March 9, 2025
Last year’s steelhead run had many anglers concerned about steelhead populations, and the Michigan River Steelhead Program is documenting how young stocked and wild fish might translate to brighter days ahead.