MSU Extension Natural Resources

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  Spongy Moth Life Cycle

  Published on April 27, 2022
  Spongy moth, formerly gypsy moth, completes one generation each year. Eggs hatch in spring, typically between early and mid-May in much of Lower Michigan, and in late May or mid-June further north.

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  Surveying Spongy Moth Egg Masses to Forecast Next Year’s Population

  Published on April 27, 2022
  Surveying spongy moth, formerly gypsy moth, egg masses, which are present for nine to 10 months every year, provides a means for pest managers to estimate how high a spongy moth population is likely to be the following year.

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  New Name, Familiar Pest: Dealing with Outbreaks of Spongy Moth, Formerly Gypsy Moth - Questions and Answers

  Published on April 14, 2022
  A spongy moth webinar, part of the NotMISpecies series, aired on April 14, 2022. Viewers submitted questions that have been addressed by the experts who presented the webinar. This document includes the questions and answers, grouped by topic area.

• The Michigan Qualified Forest Program

  Published on March 28, 2022
  This is an update of a a 2014 MSU Extension bulletin that explains the basics of the Michigan Qualified Forest Program, which offers significant tax benefits for enrolled forest landowners.

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  Asian Chestnut Gall Wasp: An invasive pest of concern for Michigan chestnut growers (E3457)

  Published on February 2, 2022
  In this bulletin, we provide information on the ACGW, including its biology and impact. We also provide management options for dealing with the pest. Figure

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  Coastal Planning and Zoning Course: Lesson 4

  Published on December 10, 2021
  Our previous lesson focused on the planning side of planning & zoning and now we turn to some zoning tools communities can use to achieve goals outlined in their master plan.

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  Coastal Planning and Zoning Course: Lesson 5

  Published on December 10, 2021
  Our lesson today offers ways you can access more information and resources.

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  Coastal Planning and Zoning Course: Lesson 2

  Published on December 10, 2021
  Planning and zoning have been used by communities throughout the state to set their vision and goals for the future and regulate land use to meet those goals.

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  Coastal Planning and Zoning Course: Lesson 3

  Published on December 10, 2021
  A master plan should lay out the community’s vision and goals for the next 20 years or more and guide land use and policy decisions, including coastal areas, too.

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  Coastal Planning and Zoning Course: Lesson 1

  Published on December 9, 2021
  This first lesson in your email short course focuses on Great Lakes science to build a foundation for the planning and zoning lessons to come.