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Build your own seeded coir logs for use in shoreline restoration? Part 1
Published on June 21, 2022
This novel approach to restoring shorelines with native plant seeds secured in homemade coir logs is being tested on the Keweenaw Peninsula. -
Drive-by botany: Black locust and multiflora rose
Published on June 21, 2022
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in early June 2022. -
Drive-by botany: Purple dead-nettle and Morrow’s honeysuckle
Published on May 24, 2022
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in mid-May 2022. -
Keep watch for the invasive box tree moth in 2022
Published on May 12, 2022
Monitoring and detection efforts continue to ensure box tree moth does not find a home in Michigan. -
Spongy moth, formerly gypsy moth, season starts soon
Published on May 11, 2022
Visit a newly revised MSU Extension website to learn about spongy moth, formerly gypsy moth, and what you can do to protect your trees this summer if you live in an area experiencing an outbreak. -
Pollinator supportive trees and shrubs for farm and orchard windbreaks
Published on April 8, 2022
Fruit growers can support bee health and other wildlife by thoughtfully selecting woody plants for their windbreaks. -
Best annual and perennial varieties according to the 2021 Michigan Plant Trials
Published on April 5, 2022
MSU and each cooperating firm in the Michigan Garden Plant Tour trialed varieties throughout last summer and chose their best-of-the-best and visitor favorites from the 2021 trials. -
Pocket of paradise: A second case study of establishing large-scale prairie planting
Published on February 21, 2022
Creating a habitat to support biodiversity and ecological restoration in mid-Michigan. -
Oak wilt prevention starts now
Published on December 14, 2021
Pruning oak trees during the wintertime helps avoid oak wilt infections during the growing season. -
Multiple infestations of invasive water garden plants discovered this fall in southeast Michigan
Published on November 24, 2021
Over 3,500 pounds of water lettuce and water hyacinth have been removed by the Lake St. Clair Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy biologists.