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...
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...
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...
The Michigan Environmental Council has welcomed Melissa DeSimone, MLSA Executive Director, as chair starting in 2025. She has big shoes to fill following the outstanding four year term of Environmental Council Board Chair Jennifer McKay and will be joined by two new...
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...
Happy New Year! We are looking forward to some new projects this year. It may be a new year but our dedication to Michigan’s lakes and streams is forever. Read and subscribe to our newsletter, provided free each month for all. We have some resolutions this year...
Christmas trees for fish and wildlife habitat? There are better options by Joe Nohner, MDNR and Eric Calabro, Michigan EGLE Learn more about what to do with your Christmas tree after the holidays Each year, Michiganders purchase millions of live Christmas trees. When...
Wishing you a wonderful holiday. Cheers to all our hard work for Michigan’s lakes and streams in 2024 and to more to come! If you missed the email, read our message and subscribe to get all the important news about our lakes and streams each month. It’s...
Registration for the award-winning Michigan State University Extension Introduction to Lakes Online course is now open. This introductory six-week online class is designed for anyone interested in gaining a greater appreciation for inland lakes including concerned...
The Michigan Clean Boats, Clean Waters program has $35,000 in grant funding available for local organizations interested in conducting aquatic invasive species education to boaters and anglers. Eligible applicants include lake associations, watershed groups, local or...
by Melissa DeSimone, MLSA Executive Director In collaboration with Susan Gallo, Executive Director of Maine Lakes, an article about our efforts for better protections against boat wakes was published in the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS)...
Monitoring your well system and your drinking water protects your family’s health by Lon Nordeen, MLSA Secretary Michigan has over one million private residential wells. These wells serve over 2.6 million people, statewide. That is nearly 30% of Michigan residents! A...
By Paul J Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director In a previous article (see “Listening To Legislators”) in the June MLSA Newsletter, we speculated that the “Lansing Landscape” would slow in terms of legislative action. Though many important water protection and environmental...
By Mark Teicher, MLSA Vice President Dr. Jennifer L. Jermalowicz-Jones has stepped off the MLSA Board of Directors. In her resignation letter she cites the “extensive growth of my company, Restorative Lake Sciences”, her volunteering to serve on two other...
Vote to Keep Michigan Special By Paul J Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director The 2024 General Election is just days away and there are crucial issues at both the national and state levels. Michigan has realized significant progress in water and environmental protections...
Membership includes a subscription to our magazine, The Michigan Riparian. Individual members may also be eligible for reimbursement of early registration fees from successfully completing the Introduction to Lakes online course through MSU. Each year, MLSA provides...
by Melissa DeSimone, MLSA Executive Director I want to take a moment to make the case for the Michigan Lakes and Streams Association in your annual giving plans. There are many worthy humanitarian causes to give to each year and sometimes it is easy to overlook giving...
Enjoy our monthly newsletter, full of news and opportunities for riparians and associations. Please read, subscribe, and share! Link: https://mailchi.mp/mymlsa.org/october-2024-newsletter
