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Is your water garden having a RIPPLE effect on Michigan's waterways?
Published on May 14, 2021
While water gardens add beauty to backyards, it is important to be aware of the risks associated with aquatic invasive species and to prevent escape. -
Be a smart gardener and protect lakes, streams and wetlands
Published on January 22, 2021
Check out our new Smart Gardening for Shorelands tip sheets to learn how you can landscape with water quality in mind. -
MSU Extension’s partnership with NEMIGLSI empowers youth, strengthens communities in northeast Michigan
Published on November 16, 2020
Working together, partners help Extension in quest to fulfill its mission. -
Introducing Michigan insects in the garden
Published on June 11, 2020
Thirteen weeks of facts about lesser known insects in the garden and a survey about milkweed insects. -
Diversity in when milkweeds emerge supports monarch butterflies
Published on June 21, 2019
The timing of milkweed emergence determines egg-laying opportunities for monarchs -
How pollinators can help farmers and renewable energy score
Published on June 18, 2019
A new state policy will allow installation of solar arrays on preserved farmland if pollinator protection practices developed in a scorecard by Michigan State University entomologists are followed. -
Become a Michigan Master Naturalist
Published on April 1, 2019
Bringing nature home is the motto for Michigan Master Naturalists as they learn about conservation. Master Naturalists do this through gaining understanding of the interconnectedness of native plants and animals and human activity. -
A native Michigan shoreline: We did it, so can you! Part 2
Published on September 19, 2018
A lakefront property owner describes next steps in restoring his typical lakeshore into a native lakescape that protects the lake and provides a home for birds and butterflies. -
A native Michigan shoreline: We did it, so can you! Part 1
Published on September 19, 2018
The steps taken by a lakefront property owner, and current participant in MSU Extension’s Lake & Stream Leaders Institute, to change his typical lakeshore into a native lakescape that protects the lake and provides a home home for birds and butterflies. -
Could you please tell me what native plants I can plant on the drain field?
Published on September 7, 2018
Landscaping over your Septic system whether a formal garden or informal one can be tricky. You want to have a beautiful yard but not at the expense of damaging your onsite waste water system.