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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.
Great Lakes Almanac to Invasive Crayfish

Published on July 1, 2024
This pamphlet provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of four invasive crayfish species: rusty crayfish, marbled crayfish, Australian crayfish, and red swamp crayfish).
Conservation Stewards Program Flyer

Published on June 20, 2024
Participate in the Michigan Conservation Stewards Program (CSP) and explore the foundations of conservation in Michigan and its diverse terrestrial, wetland and aquatic ecosystems.
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) 101 Resources

Published on March 4, 2024
Compiled by: Michigan Sea Grant, MSU Extension, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and other partners around the state
Smart Shorelands: Planning Your Nearshore Garden

Published on January 4, 2024
Extending your lakefront garden into the water opens an exciting new opportunity to enhance your property’s beauty and function.
Smart Shorelands: Stormwater Solutions for Protecting Your Waterfront

Published on January 4, 2024
Not only can smart stormwater practices improve water quality, they can also enhance the natural beauty of your landscape, improve wildlife habitat, and conserve water.
Smart Shorelands: Keep it Clean to Protect Frogs and Toads

Published on January 4, 2024
Frogs and toads are great companions for your yard and garden. They eat pests like beetles, cutworms and slugs and are an important food source for a variety of other animals including herons, mink, foxes and fish.
Smart Shorelands: Soak Up the Rain with a Smart Rain Garden

Published on January 4, 2024
Beautify your yard and neighborhood while helping the environment with a rain garden.
Smart Shorelands: Waterfront Plants to Enhance Your Shoreline

Published on January 3, 2024
Plants that grow in, along, and just outside water play an important role in protecting water quality and providing habitat for many water loving critters.
Smart Lakefront Plants

Published on December 20, 2023
What lakefront property owner wouldn’t appreciate the pristine, relaxing environment found right at the water’s edge?
Online Program Increases Stewardship of Inland Lakes

Published on October 27, 2023
The Introduction to Lakes Online course equips residents, decision-makers and local leaders to address management concerns by increasing lake literacy and creating peer and resource connections.
Identifying and managing invasive Eurasian and hybrid watermilfoils in Michigan lakes: A response to differential sensitivity to herbicides

Published on December 19, 2022
Knowledge of what strain(s) of watermilfoil are present in a lake is very important when developing a management plan that includes control with herbicides.
MSU Extension Water Programs Lakes, Streams and Watersheds

Published on April 7, 2020
Learn how you can get involved with MSU Extension programs to improve your local lake, stream and watershed.
Smart Soils: What You Can Do to Reduce Phosphorus

Published on May 10, 2016
Phosphorus is a mineral that is found in many fertilizers and is a necessary element for healthy plant growth.
Help! My Bluegills are Stunted

Published on February 12, 2016
The problem of stunted bluegills is one of the most often received complaints that we hear about Michigan inland pond and lake fishing.
Rebuilding an Eroding Bank on an Inland Lake

Published on November 23, 2015
Rebuilding an Eroding Bank on an Inland Lake: A Comparison of Traditional and Prefabricated Encapsulated Soil Lifts
Exploring the Prairie Fen Wetlands of Michigan

Published on November 11, 2015
A textbook that covers the details of Prairie Fen wetlands of Michigan.
Managing Michigan Ponds for Sports Fishing

Published on November 10, 2015
This bulletin is primarily for the present or prospective owner of a Michigan pond where the main goal is sport fishing—for the owner, his or her family, and a few friends.
Considering Aquatic Ecosystems: The Basis for Michigan's Water Withdrawal Assessment Proc.(WQ60)

Published on November 9, 2015
In 2008, the Michigan Legislature enacted historic new laws to manage large quantity water withdrawals using hydrologic and ecological sciences as the framework for policy development.
Certified Natural Shoreline Professional Training Manual

Published on October 28, 2015
Michigan’s abundance of inland lakes provides seasonal and year-round waterfront living for many Michigan citizens.