Making occasional surprise appearances to the delight of swimmers in Michigan’s inland lakes for well over eighty years, freshwater jellyfish are an exotic, though non-invasive species that were accidentally imported from China in the early part of the twentieth...
The unwelcome spread of European frog-bit continues in Michigan and throughout the Great Lakes region. A native of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the rapidly growing exotic aquatic invasive plant often forms dense mats in slow moving waters such as inlets, canals, coastal...
By Scott Brown ML&SA Executive Director Michigan Lake and Stream Associations remains committed to the idea that townships and other local units of government should be playing a larger role in preserving and protecting the inland lakes, streams and wetlands as...
Alisha Davidson ML&SA Research & Development Coordinator Muskrats are semi-aquatic mammals commonly spotted by riparians, particularly in the evening. They prefer locations with four to six feet of water and are found in ponds, lakes, and swamps. Muskrats make...
by Scott Brown, ML&SA Executive Director Attempting to address the fact that Michigan remains the only state in the union without a uniform code governing the design, installation, and maintenance of septic tanks, Washtenaw County state Rep. Gretchen Driskell,...
By Alisha Davidson ML&SA Research and Development Coordinator On New Year’s Day in 2011, the Smithsonian received reports of over 5,000 dead birds in Arkansas. After deliberating as to the possible causes, researchers realized that several large flocks of birds in...
