Join us in January-March to talk inland lake ecology and conservation!

Join us this winter to learn how lakes work, and how we can protect them!

I love hanging out with botanists. You wouldn't believe* how long a dozen of us spent admiring every detail of this goldenrod on a northern Michigan beach last weekend. *Unless you are, in fact, a botanist.

New lake and stream webinars announced! Learn about... 👻 TOMORROW! Local invasive species assistance 🦅 NEW! Birds, wetlands, and conservation collaboration 🌾 Wild rice 🐢 Herps 🔥 Wildfire impacts 🎣 Walleye stocking ...and more! Check out the full list: www.canr.msu.edu/michiganlake...

The Great Lakes Almanac to Invasive Crayfish is one of our team's most noteworthy accomplishments - and collaborations - this year. Check it out!

New lake and stream webinars announced! Learn about... 👻 Local invasive species assistance 🌾 Wild rice 🐢 Herps 🔥 Wildfire impacts 🎣 Walleye stocking 🦠 Harmful algal blooms 🗺️ GIS for conservation ☠️ Microplastics 🧊 Glacial wetlands ...and more! Check out the full list: www.canr.msu.edu/michiganlake...

I curate a list of science webinars. I beg of you, please use clear titles. There's one org in particular that has decided to get so clever (🤔) with titles that one has absolutely no idea what the webinar is about from the title alone. (This advice applies to conference talks & posters, too.)

Talking science? Want your audience to trust you? Here's some food for thought.

Hey aquatic plant lovers! It's #MacrophyteMonday! Want to learn about the roles that aquatic plants play in lake ecosystems? Enroll in our @msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social Introduction to Lakes Online course! This 6-week class begins in January; enrollment open now! www.canr.msu.edu/news/everyth...

Name that macrophyte! Was growing in a neighbor’s tiny pond a few weeks ago. #macrophytemonday #aquaticplants

Scientists are adding plastic to a lake. Not reckless—research. The IISD Experimental Lakes Area is uncovering the real impact of plastic pollution on freshwater ecosystems. 🎥 Watch the full film: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow... #TomorrowsCatch #PlasticPollution #FutureFisheries

Tawas Lake is a beautiful example of a shallow lake, teeming with life. Read the article to view gorgeous photos and read about how this NE Michigan community is working to balance wild rice/manoomin conservation with recreation and invasive species management.

Application deadline: September 5, 2025.

🚨 New shoreline restoration resource just released in Michigan.

If you've been following the debate about wakeboat use on inland lakes, there will be a webinar tonight on some new research on their potential impacts.

The earlier you find it, the easier it is to pull it.

Crayfish monitoring training events are being held across the Great Lakes region this fall. Free to attend! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Michigan - get the latest info on shoreline habitat conservation at this October event.

Good stuff coming up! Mark your calendars...

Field season isn't over yet! I finally joined our summer macrophyte survey crew in the field last week for a beautiful day assessing the plants in Upper Hamlin Lake, Mason County, MI. After spending the summer working together, this MSU student team is a well-oiled machine! #MacrophyteMonday

Always here spreading the macrophyte love!

Should you wish to jump into a Michigan lake in early March, my new map will help you plan where to go. 😆

Learn aquatic plants of Michigan from some of our best!

Good stuff coming up! Lake webinars to add to your calendar.

Every year I am newly impressed by our volunteers. We have 340 lakes represented in the MiCorps Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program this year (a new record!), and over 150 of them are experienced enough to take on advanced parameters like chlorophyll. Go team!!

Know your invasive crayfish: www.canr.msu.edu/resources/gr...

Michigan field guides? Online for free? Yes, please!

Our new field guide just arrived from the printer! So happy. Can't wait it to get it into people's hands! (If you just can't wait to see what's inside, it's already available online: www.canr.msu.edu/resources/aq...) #MacrophyteMonday

Snails on parade! @experiencegr.bsky.social

Experiencing the challenges of being on a Zoom team meeting with a Joel, a Joan, and a Jo (me).

Too busy today, helping Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program volunteers search for invasive plants in SW Michigan, to take photos of the work, but did manage to capture my lunch from a food truck I stumbled upon between lakes, and the lovely last lake of the day. 😍

I co-led two days of aquatic plant field trips for the Michigan Botanical Society last week in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. A few highlights... #MacrophyteMonday

Let’s play the “I spy” game! How many aquatic plants do you see? Can you identify them? Conference prep time! #2025APMS #SWS2025 #aquaticplants

Happy #MacrophyteMonday! I photographed this flower of an aquatic plant along the shore of a lake in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan today. Can you name it? Bonus points for naming the floating-leaf plant in the background...

You know that invasive plants are bad for our lakes. But do you know how to identify them? Do you know there's a Michigan program where you can learn to identify them, how to find them, and how to report them? It's the Exotic Aquatic Plant Watch! #MacrophyteMonday www.micorps.net/wp-content/u...

Michiganders - are you ready? Sign up now on iNaturalist so you're ready to start posting your observations on Saturday! (For those of you who are iNat-superstars, just go there and join our "MiCorps AIS Detection Blitz" project to participate.)

ID Help: This specimen was found in a stormwater management pond (SWMP) in Ontario. It was found at 1-m depth, but given the dynamic water-levels of SWMPs, it could be an emergent plant rather than a submergent (which is what we are focused on). TIA for ID help. Cc @jolatimore.bsky.social

Ooooh... I want to see this!

Thanks to @theguardian.com for the shout-out. For evidence supporting my claim below, see, e.g.: "(P)roximity to roads was consistently important in explaining ignition location." — Syphard & Keeley, 2015 #roadlessrule www.publish.csiro.au/WF/WF14024

Hey Michiganders! Want to REALLY get to know your aquatic plants? Join two of my favorite macrophyte maniacs for this workshop, hosted by the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society! #MacrophyteMonday

This is likely the day I go to my annual eye exam and admit to myself and my doctor that those "occasional" reading glasses aren't going to be occasional anymore. 🤓

💡If I am ever in a position to release RFPs for multi-year, multi-partner, multi-$million projects, I do solemnly swear I will give investigators > a month to put that $&*% together - especially during field season! Hooray to my teammates for buckling down and pushing for the finish line. 🏁

People care about lakes. I'm glad I get to help them direct their caring in ways that really make a difference. And that it means I get to spend days on the water in the UP!

Summer is here! 🌞 Learn about lakes at an upcoming virtual event: 🐸 Habitat for amphibians ☠️ Michigan's effort to eradicate invasive hydrilla 🔎 Report aquatic invasives during Michigan's Aquatic #InvasiveSpecies Detection Blitz ...and much more! Whole list: www.canr.msu.edu/michiganlake...

Consumers Energy is looking to offload its aging hydroelectric dams. Catch the latest energy news from around the Great Lakes region: www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/06/cons...

I was tickled pink (or, um, blue?) to see this! Congratulations, Lake Charlevoix Association!

Many lakefront property owners would like to replace lawn near the water with more ecologically-sensitive habitat, but find the project daunting. Enter Michigan's Certified Natural Shoreline Professionals program! CNSPs can help with design, plant selection, and installation.

Register for one of many upcoming opportunities to expand your lake knowledge ⬇️

Turns out the secret to getting people excited about aquatic conservation is to serve it with an IPA! 😉

In this video, I tell you how you can participate in a statewide bioblitz focused on aquatic invasive species in Michigan! All the details and FAQ are on the program site: www.micorps.net/events/micor...