🗺️ Smart maps, smarter conservation! Don't miss today's webinar hosted by the Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership on targeting land protection with GIS. (It'll be recorded if you can't be there at 2:00 PM ET!) midwestglaciallakes.org/resources/we...

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"Michigan is having a dry spell. More than 40% of the state is in a drought, and an additional 20% is abnormally dry". We're featured in yesterday's @detroitnews.com story on how drought is lowering inland lake and river levels across central and lower Michigan. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

New lake and stream webinars announced! Learn about... 🦠 Harmful algal blooms 🗺️ Smart maps, stronger conservation 🔬 Microplastics ❄️ How glaciers formed our wetlands 💰 Funding for watershed councils in MI 🐌 Invasive mystery snails ...and more! Check out the calendar: www.canr.msu.edu/michiganlake...

Thank you @michigandnr.bsky.social for helping spread the word about this grant opportunity! Help stop aquatic invaders! content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MID...

💰 For our sixth season, our Clean Boats, Clean Waters program has funding to support aquatic invasive species outreach projects in Michigan - check out our mini-grants program! The applications are due January 30. www.canr.msu.edu/clean_boats_...

Enrollment now open: Popular MSU Extension course Introduction to Lakes Online offered January 2026. Register today for this unique opportunity to learn about inland lakes. www.canr.msu.edu/news/everyth...

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. www.canr.msu.edu/news/prevent... #InvasiveSpecies #fish

🌟 Now available! "Aquatic Invasive Plants: A Field Guide for Michigan's Lakes, Streams, and Ponds" is now available for purchase! spartanspiritshop.msu.edu/products/aqu...

Curious about lakes? It's never too late to go back to school! Enrollment is now open for our 🏅award-winning🏅 Introduction to Lakes Online course! Class starts at the end of January. www.canr.msu.edu/courses/intr...

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...

Septic systems that function properly are critical to the health of our streams, rivers, and lakes. If you have a septic system on your property, check out these tips from @michiganegle.bsky.social www.michigan.gov/egle/newsroo...

150 years ago today a patent was awarded to George B Pierce. He was the 1st Michigan resident to get one for a fishing lure. 🌊🌊

Not all claws are created equal - meet the invasive crayfish crew of Michigan. 📣 Check out our Great Lakes Almanac to Invasive Crayfish and learn how to tell these invaders apart from our friendlier native crawdads. 👉 bit.ly/crayfishalma...

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...

Tomorrow: Check out this opportunity to learn about how you can influence local water issues from our friends at @watersheds.ca!

The list of lake-related webinars has been updated! Highlights include: 💲TODAY: Michigan Invasive Species Grants 💲9/10: Michigan Watershed Planning Grants 🚽 9/15: Septic systems & the environment 🌾 9/25: Starry stonewort and manoomin See the whole list at www.canr.msu.edu/michiganlake...

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...

Join us at the 2025 Shoreline and Shallows Conference! A full day of learning about the critical role that nearshore habitats play in our waters, and how to protect and restore them. October 17, 2025 at MSU. www.canr.msu.edu/news/michiga...

Learn about lakes with us! Enrollment for our Introduction to Lakes Online course is now open. This 6-week, self-paced course begins in mid-January. www.canr.msu.edu/news/everyth...

The Michigan Invasive Species Grants Program just announced their 2025 Request for Proposals. They're hosting a webinar September 9 for those interested in learning more about this opportunity. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MID...

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

Application deadline: September 5, 2025.

Jeremy Hartsock and Erick Elgin from our team recently co-led an educational event on Tawas Lake, highlighting the extraordinary biological richness of this shallow lake. Along with rare birds and diverse wildlife, the lake is home to our largest bed of wild rice. www.mlive.com/environment/...

Do you own lakefront property? We have a whole set of tip sheets for you! Check out our "Smart Gardening for Shorelands" series: www.canr.msu.edu/news/be-a-sm...

New guidebook! Protecting inland lakes through natural shorelines: An introductory guide to bioengineering techniques. Developed by staff from the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council and @michiganegle.bsky.social. Free download! www.shorelinepartnership.org/library.html

Webinar 7 PM ET tonight: Webinar on new research on wakesurfing boat impacts on inland lakes. 📷: Ben Hovland, @mprnews.org #wakeboats umn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In May, Erick Elgin and Jo Latimore from our team presented a #NotMISpecies webinar They discussed the value of community science (volunteer monitoring) for finding invasive plants early in Michigan lakes, joined by volunteer from SE Michigan. Watch: us06web.zoom.us/rec/play/_Ni... #MacrophyteMonday

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

Interested in protecting inland lake shorelines? Join us at Shoreline & Shallows 2025: Restoring Resiliency to Shorelines! Student discounts! October 17 at @michiganstateu.bsky.social www.shorelinepartnership.org/shoreline--s...

Curious about careers in entomology education beyond the classroom or tenure track? Join @fitentsocamerica.bsky.social on August 26 for a dynamic ESA webinar exploring career paths from K–12 teaching and extension to zoos, museums, outreach, and edu-tainment. Register: www.entsoc.org/events/webin...

Lake webinars! Check out this freshly updated list, including: 🦓💪 Aug. 21: How zebra mussels are changing fish contaminants 🌊🛥️ Aug. 26: Wake boat impacts on lakes 💧💲 Sept. 4: Watershed grants from MI EGLE 💩🚽 Sept. 15: Septic systems and the environment List: www.canr.msu.edu/michiganlake...

This team has been working on lakes all over the Huron-Manistee National Forests this summer, from tiny lakes to big ones like Hamlin and Mitchell. These baseline surveys will inform future conservation decisions. Go team! #MacrophyteMonday

Here's a neat little map. Inland lake ice-out dates reported by volunteers in the MiCorps Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program. The average date ranged across two months! March 7 to May 8, depending on location. www.datawrapper.de/_/ICtap/ #limnology #winterlimnology

Canada geese have an incredible comeback story in Michigan. Learn the story and how to coexist with them! Our latest article: www.canr.msu.edu/news/the-hon...

There are still spaces available in this Aquatic Plant Identification workshop on August 13 at Michigan State University! Register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Lake webinars! MILP just upcated their list. Some new ones: 8/21: How zebra mussels are changing fish contaminants 8/26: How wake boats impact lakes 9/25: Starry stonewort and manoomin (wild rice) 10/2: When the forst burns, what's in the water? Full list: www.canr.msu.edu/michiganlake...

Great work, volunteers! They submitted chlorophyll samples from over 150 Michigan lakes through the Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program! Here they are in the receiving room at the EGLE Environmental Lab this week. Results will land in the MiCorps Data Exchange: www.micorps.net/about-data-e...

Invasive red swamp crayfish found in pond at DNR's Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery in Michigan - announcement from @michigandnr.bsky.social content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MID...

Angler dynamics in the St. Clair-Detroit River System after decades of change #GreatLakes 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Prevalence and potential for biological effects of several chemicals of interest in Lake Superior tributaries #GreatLakes 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌊 Celebrate Lakes Appreciation Month! Join NALMS in honoring our lakes with a fun bingo game! 🛶✨ Lakes give us water, energy & joy—let’s give back. Play, share, and inspire others to care for these vital ecosystems. 🎯 Download the sheet: earthsciencelabs.com/bingo/

Stay tuned! Available soon from the MSU online bookstore! #MacrophyteMonday

#AGU25 abstracts are due July 30! If you're doing any work on river temperature, we'd love to see you in New Orleans this December!! With: @andrasszeitz.bsky.social, @freshwaterflows.bsky.social, and #LorrayneMiralha

Want to ramp up your conservation skills? Enroll in the Michigan Conservation Stewards Program from MSU Extension! There will be 6 locations this fall: Alpena, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, St. Clair, and Washtenaw counties. www.canr.msu.edu/news/2025-co...

Within an hour of Lansing? Want to help stop aquatic invasive species? We have a CD3 boat cleaning station available to borrow! It comes loaded with vacuum power, scrub brushes, and plug wrenches - everything a boater needs to STOP aquatic invasive species in their tracks! Message us if interested.

🌿 DYK? Curlyleaf pondweed (Potamogeton crispus) has a unique seasonal growth cycle that sets it apart from most other underwater #aquaticplants in North America. This hardy aquatic weed survives winter fully intact, even under thick ice and snow! ❄️ In early spring, while ....🧵

The Michigan Inland Lakes Partnership has updated their list of upcoming lake webinars and online events: 🚨 MiCorps AIS Detection Blitz (happening NOW!) 🌟 7/10: Biology and mgmt of starry stonewort 🌾 7/18: Conserving wild rice with an Anishinaabe worldview The list: www.canr.msu.edu/michiganlake...

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...