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Workshop offers options for protecting shorelines
Published on February 28, 2017
Workshop will educate inland lake property owners about natural solutions that can be used/adopted/developed for shoreline and water quality protection. -
Great Lakes prey fish populations declining
Published on February 28, 2017
Conference provides a cross-basin overview of status and trends from 1978 to 2015. -
Wintertime identification of black walnut
Published on February 28, 2017
No leaves? No problem. Other characteristics can help to identify the species. -
Michigan is preparing to enact interior quarantine due to invasive hemlock tree pest
Published on February 28, 2017
A recent outbreak of the pest within the state has prompted new legislation which will restrict the movement of hemlock products within Michigan in an effort to control this invasive pest. -
National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Hemlock woolly adelgid
Published on February 26, 2017
MSU researchers recently were awarded a total of $1 million in grant funding to prevent and control invasive species in Michigan, including hemlock woolly adelgid. -
National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Oak wilt
Published on February 26, 2017
MSU researchers recently were awarded a total of $1 million in grant funding to prevent and control invasive species in Michigan, including oak wilt. -
National Invasive Species Awareness Week: New Zealand mudsnail
Published on February 26, 2017
When found in large numbers, tiny New Zealand mudsnails can clog water intake pipes at facilities drawing from infested waters. -
National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Flowering rush
Published on February 26, 2017
This plant is an up and coming aquatic invasive plant in the Saginaw Bay Watershed. -
National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Didymo
Published on February 26, 2017
This invasive is often called 'rock snot' and looks like wet wool. -
National Invasive Species Awareness Week series highlights threats Michigan faces
Published on February 26, 2017
Damage caused by invasive plants alone costs the U.S. estimated at $34.7 billion a year.