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National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Michigan species and what you should know, day two

Published on February 22, 2016
Day two: Featured Michigan terrestrial invasive species is the Chinese Yam
National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Water hyacinth

Published on February 21, 2016
Part 2 in a series to learn about invasive species and what to do to help protect Michigan and the Great Lakes.
Invasive Species Week: Non-native plants, animals a serious threat to global, local biodiversity

Published on February 21, 2016
Read this series to learn what to do to help protect Michigan and the Great Lakes.
Phragmites, how is it an invasive: Part 3

Published on February 15, 2016
What classifies this Phragmites as invasive, why is this important, and what are the parameters for classifying an organism as invasive?
Moving pests around inadvertently is just too easy

Published on February 5, 2016
The unintentional movement of invasive pests such as gypsy moth and emerald ash borer was one of the major ways these insect pests were transferred around Michigan.
Boring insects are not boring, they’re serious pests

Published on February 3, 2016
Boring insects are serious pests that can severely endanger tree health and kill a tree. While many species of boring insects are native to Michigan, they rarely cause as much wide-scale damage as an exotic or non-native borers does.
26th annual Great Lakes Conference at MSU to address Michigan’s water heritage

Published on January 29, 2016
“The Great Lakes: Michigan's Water Heritage” conference to focus on state’s draft 30-Year Water Strategy as well as current issues, opportunities and challenges.
Progress made in addressing Asian chestnut gall wasp

Published on January 28, 2016
Permits to combat the Asian chestnut gall wasp through classical biological control have been issued to Michigan on state and federal levels.
Exploring place-based education from the student perspective

Published on January 13, 2016
Michigan Sea Grant and NE MI GLSI share a new report that explores place-based education from the perspective of the students involved.
Site selection is important when planting tree seedlings

Published on December 30, 2015
Several variables need to be considered when scouting for locations to plant tree seedlings. Soil conditions along with moisture availability, slope, aspect and light availability are among the conditions to factor into the decision making process.