By Paul J Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director After reading the title to this article, riparians might be wondering: Can Zebra Mussels really be useful for something? Is our lake/stream polluted with Microplastics? Can Middle School Students do scientific work providing...
by Melissa DeSimone, MLSA Executive Director As you may recall, we have been requesting that our lake association members complete a survey about AIS treatments on their lake. We have had over 130 responses and already received some staggering data. More than 70% of...
By Paul J Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director The EGLE/DEQ Water Resources Division has just announced it awarded $12,300 under the Aquatic Invasive Plant (AIS) Control Grant Program for 13 projects to control aquatic invasive plant species using chemical or physical...
By Paul J Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director The 2019 FALL Edition of THE MICHIGAN RIPARIAN magazine (Vol. 54, No.4) is being mailed this week. The Fall issue features two timely articles by Attorney Cliff Bloom. The first article, “Three Important Michigan Appellate...
At our September 24, 2019 meeting, the Board of Directors of the Michigan Lakes and Streams Association, Inc. voted and selected Melissa DeSimone to become the Executive Director of MLSA. The Executive Director is responsible for carrying out the managerial functions...
Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office vetoed 147 Budget Line items totally almost $1 Billion in budget cuts for Fiscal Year 2020, starting October 1, 2019. Unfortunately, the $150,000 CLMP funding line item was cut from the budget, even in view of full support for...
by: Paul J Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director September 12, 2019, marked the repeal of one of the most sweeping environmental rules — a set of pollution protections for small streams and wetlands that had riled up opposition from coal miners, home developers, farmers and...
by Melissa DeSimone, MLSA Executive Director Representatives from 16 lakes in Southwest Michigan came together on Saturday, September 14th for their semi-annual region meeting held at the Porter Township hall in Van Buren County. The group was led by Craig DeSimone of...
By Mike Gallagher, MLSA President Have you noticed that some shorelines have changed on the inland lakes of Michigan? Thanks to the Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership, MNSP, many lakefront property owners are now choosing to have a natural shoreline rather than a...
by Paul J. Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director Sarah LeSage of the MI EGLE/DEQ states the 52 Lakes/Applicants have all been notified of the decisions on their grant applications. However, her office is not yet prepared to release the summary data at the current time...
Our organization was formed in 1961 as the Michigan Lake and Stream Associations, INC (MLSA). MLSA was created as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation made up of organizations, corporations, associations, and individuals who share the goal of preserving and protecting...
BY: MIke Gallagher, MLSA President It was a great couple of days in July to learn about what’s happening in our inland lakes and streams when the LSLI Class of 2019 visited the Kellogg Biological Station at Gull Lake. Dr. Jo Latimore and Dr. Lois Wolfson took the...
by Paul J. Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director For decades, Region 3 of MLSA (comprised of lakes in the SW Michigan Counties of Berrien, Cass, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph) has met three times a year. Two meetings have been “Lake Rep” meetings, and one has...
By Paul J Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director Texas Township, in the SW corner of Kalamazoo County, has experienced flooding problems due to changes in weather patterns and rainfall amounts. The township has many expensive riparian homes and near-by roads that have become...
by Paul J. Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director The ELGE/DEQ system which was open through July 1, 2019, recorded 52 lake applicants for grants under the new Michigan AIS Control and Eradication initiative. Grants are for eligible applicants for the control or eradication...
by Paul J Sniadecki, Board Member We are pleased to announce that Hess Lake in Newaygo County has joined as the newest Lake Association member for MLSA. Hess is a 755 acre lake with 4 season attractions, and is one of the most visited lakes in Newaygo County. It has...
by Paul J. Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director At the present time, there is no State-Wide database to record the cost, range, and impact of AIS contamination/infestation in Michigan’s inland lakes. As part of the ELGE/DEQ/DNR Task Force for AIS, MLSA has been...
By Paul J Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director Under a scientific study Funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with a Project state date of 2016 and an estimated project end date of 2019, the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC) conducted...
By Paul J Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director (Significant portions of this article first appeared in media issued by the Michigan Townships Association, MTA) Short-term and vacation rentals are nothing new along Michigan’s picturesque lakeshores and lush forests. But in...
By Paul J Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director The Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership (MGLP) has released its new MGLP Conservation Planner, which provides lake data to inform communication, management, and research to benefit fish habitat and lake ecosystems. Specifically,...
