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Lymantria dispar populations explode in Michigan
Published on February 3, 2021
After a 10-year hiatus from high Lymantria dispar, formerly 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. -
MSU Quantitative Fisheries Center meeting dire modeling, decision-making needs for Great Lakes fishery management
Published on February 1, 2021
Nearly two decades ago, scientists at Michigan State University seized an opportunity to add their expertise in sophisticated quantitative methods to the fold through an initiative called the Quantitative Fisheries Center. -
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. -
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. -
Remembering a true champion of conservation
Published on February 1, 2021
Bill Porter — a beloved researcher, mentor and the first Boone and Crockett Chair of Wildlife Conservation at MSU — died in October 2020. He was 69. -
Winter birding round up - where to go and what to see in the Eastern U.P. - January 2021
Published on January 29, 2021
Extension educator Elliot Nelson dishes on the best places to see winter birds in the Eastern U.P. -
Forestry Graduate Student Spotlight – Catherine Henry
Published on January 26, 2021
Catherine Henry, PhD Candidate, researches regeneration of northern hardwood forests in Michigan -
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. -
Many circumstances during 2020 affected Michigan’s commercial fishing industry
Published on January 20, 2021
Pandemic and restaurant closures, fishing regulations and legislation among challenges faced. -
MSU researchers investigate changes in the composition and structure of western forests
Published on January 19, 2021
Forestry doctoral student Hunter Stanke is leading a team of researchers investigating how forests of the western United States have changed in response to recent shifts in disturbance regimes, climate and other environmental drivers.