MSU Extension Natural Resources

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  MSU researcher working to address emerald ash borer

  Published on February 5, 2021
  Invasive species research aimed at supporting management plans across the state

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  Annual Shiver on the River event on Belle Isle, Detroit, is going virtual!

  Published on February 4, 2021
  Learn all there is to love about Belle Isle in this free family friendly webinar.

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  Using plants and microorganisms to create sustainable ecosystems

  Published on February 4, 2021
  Dawn Reinhold, assistant professor in the MSU Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, researches how duckweed inoculated with microorganisms can remove pollutants from an ecosystem.

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  Fisheries and wildlife researcher partners with MDNR to study red swamp crayfish

  Published on February 4, 2021
  Focusing on eradicating emerging invasive species

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  MSU scientist’s work to eradicate invasive grass carp earns national recognition

  Published on February 4, 2021
  Kelly Robinson receives 2020 Decision Analysis Practice Award

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  Developing the next generation of wastewater treatment technology

  Published on February 4, 2021
  Pilot wastewater treatment plant partnership between MSU, City of East Lansing provides opportunities for research and education

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  Examining the impact of climate change on freshwater fish

  Published on February 4, 2021
  Research in the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife uses maps and models to create a more sustainable future for Michigan waters and the fish that live in them.

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  Gypsy moth populations explode in Michigan

  Published on February 3, 2021
  After a ten-year hiatus from high gypsy moth infestations, populations began to increase in 2019. This year Michigan is seeing infestations that meet or exceed the height of infestation prior to 2009.

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  Creating innovative models to assess spread, possible management of deadly chronic wasting disease

  Published on February 1, 2021
  Researchers in the Boone and Crockett Quantitative Wildlife Center are taking on the insidious deer disease.

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  Improving the health of Michigan’s fishes

  Published on February 1, 2021
  Thomas Loch, who leads the Aquatic Animal Disease Ecology Program of the MSU Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory, and his team perform an array of clinical and diagnostic analyses on fish in Michigan.