MDNR on Ice Safety
MDNR's Ice Safety Information Webpage Your safety is your responsibility! There is not a reliable "inch-thickness" to determine if ice is safe. You can test ice thickness and quality using a spud, needle bar or auger. Strongest ice: clear with bluish tint. Weak ice:...
Celebrating 50 years of MiCorps with access to the Winter Issue of The Michigan Riparian magazine
Check out this great issue filled with all things MiCorps. We are so excited to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the MiCorps program, we are sharing our winter magazine with everyone. Read this issue and consider joining MLSA to receive digital and print magazines...
MLSA Scholarship Opportunity for Undergrads!
2025 Award: One $3,000 scholarship will be awarded to a current student enrolled in a freshwater studies program at a Michigan educational institution (with a preference for lake and watershed studies). Scholarship recipient(s) will also attend the 64th Annual MLSA...
MLSA and McNALMS offer Student Grant Program for 2025
by Lois Wolfson, McNALMS Board Member The Michigan Chapter North American Lake Management Society (McNALMS) and Michigan Lakes and Streams Association (MLSA) have announced their call for proposals for the 2025 Lake Research Student Grants Program. The purpose of the...
Upcoming Events
The Stewardship Network Conference
January 23-24, 2025 – Event Website
64th Annual MLSA Conference: The Future of Michigan’s Water
April 25-26, 2025 – Please plan to join us in Muskegon!
Annual Conference Webpage (check here for continuing updates)
Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium
May 12-16, 2025 – Event Website
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