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Why do we care about Chara?

Published on November 4, 2025
Learn more about the importance of Michigan’s underwater understory.
MSU PSEP launches Pesticide Safety Webinar Series: The RUP Credit Clinic to support Michigan applicator recertification

Published on October 16, 2025
The Michigan State University Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) announces its first webinar series running from fall through winter, helping Michigan pesticide applicators earn RUP credits and stay current on safety and regulatory topics.
New field guide to aquatic invasive plants in Michigan released by MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams

Published on September 30, 2025
This new resource serves as a practical guide to identifying and reporting aquatic invasive plants in lakes, streams, and ponds.
Enrollment now open: Popular MSU Extension course Introduction to Lakes Online offered January 2026

Published on September 3, 2025
Register today for this unique opportunity to learn about inland lakes.
The Defining Principles of a Modern Charrette: As Defined by The National Charrette Institute

Published on September 2, 2025
The National Charrette Institute explores the history, development and definition of a modern charrette.
Preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species in Michigan through retailer education

Published on August 29, 2025
Learn more about the Reduce Invasive Pet and Plant Escapes (RIPPLE) program, a partnership between MSU Extension and the Michigan Departments of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy; Natural Resources; and Agriculture and Rural Development.
The honk heard across the Great Lakes 

Published on July 30, 2025
Learn more about the comeback story of the giant Canada goose and how to coexist with them. 
Granting change: Small grants empowering Michigan communities

Published on June 6, 2025
The Clean Boats, Clean Waters program awards $35,000 to twelve conservation groups to educate and empower their local communities in preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species, while actively engaging with boaters and anglers.
Learn to identify native and invasive aquatic plants with hands-on training

Published on June 5, 2025
Summer sessions available on plant identification and kayak safety through Michigan Sea Grant's MI Paddle Stewards program.
Meet Michigan's shy and only venomous snake: The eastern massasauga rattlesnake

Published on May 8, 2025
Michigan’s snakes are friends, not foes!
Identifying native and invasive aquatic plants can be easy with a phone app

Published on May 6, 2025
After collecting information, reporting and sharing it will help add to the knowledge of plant life in Michigan’s lakes.
HABs videos offer tips for a healthy pond or lake

Published on April 24, 2025
Three online presentations cover topics including septic systems, nutrient budgets, direct management options of HABs, and more.
Ringing in spring with a peep! Getting to know the spring peeper

Published on April 23, 2025
Don’t be fooled by its small stature—Michigan’s smallest frog also happens to be the loudest.
CANR honors Filice, Warwick and Wolfe as 2025 Global Scholars in Extension

Published on April 22, 2025
The CANR has named Paige Filice, Alexa Warwick, Ph.D., and Samantha Wolfe as the 2025 Global Scholars in Extension. The scholars will be honored at the CANR Faculty and Staff Awards on May 8
Aquatic Invasive Plants: A Field Guide for Michigan Lakes, Streams, and Ponds

Published on April 17, 2025
This guide is designed to help you identify aquatic invasive plants that you might encounter in or near Michigan’s lakes, streams, and ponds. Each entry includes an illustration or photograph highlighting key characteristics to aid in identification.
Spring brings spawning fish into West Michigan streams, and you can help to monitor spawning runs in local creeks

Published on March 12, 2025
Michigan Sea Grant is working with Shedd Aquarium, John Ball Zoo, and GVSU to learn more about migration cues for a little-known fish species, and you can be a part of it.
Skippers and super skippers: What do small steelhead tell us about future runs?

Published on March 9, 2025
Last year’s steelhead run had many anglers concerned about steelhead populations, and the Michigan River Steelhead Program is documenting how young stocked and wild fish might translate to brighter days ahead.
Lake and stream volunteer monitoring: How to get involved

Published on February 13, 2025
Learn more about the Michigan Clean Water Corps volunteers collecting valuable water quality and habitat data on inland lakes and streams across our state.
This holiday season, give the gift of fish and wildlife habitat

Published on December 20, 2024
Learn more about what to do with your Christmas tree after the holidays.
Recreational fishing isn’t just about fun, it also provides food

Published on December 16, 2024
Harvesting local, wild-caught fish is one of the benefits of fishing. Each year, Michigan anglers fishing under a recreational license harvest fish worth over $40 million from Great Lakes waters alone.