Educate Boaters About Invasive Species

Consider organizing a free mobile boat washing demonstration event through the Clean Boats, Clean Waters Mobile Boat Wash Program. Or participate in the Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz July 1 – July 9 and share free educational materials. Visit...

MiCorps CLMP Deadlines

If you are considering monitoring a lake in 2023 and have not yet enrolled, here are a few enrollment deadlines to keep in mind: Parameter Enrollment Deadlines Secchi, Summer TP, Aquatic Plant Mapping – May 10, 2023 Exotic Aquatic Plant Watch and Score the Shore...

Spring Issue of The Michigan Riparian magazine

Hitting mailboxes now, the spring issue is full of great articles. Here are the links and resources that support those articles: Duck Lake, Fighting for the Future of a UP Lake Duck Lake Riparians Association Website Invasive Species Control Coalition of Watersmeet...

The 2022 Michigan Invasive Species Report

By: Paul J. Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director The 2022 Michigan Invasive Species Report has been released. It highlights the actions taken, and funding spent, during the period fiscal year 2022: Oct. 1, 2021, through Sept. 30, 2022. The 2022 report can be reviewed at...

April 2023 News

Hope you are enjoying spring and planning to join us for the Annual Conference, only one month away! You can read, share, and subscribe to our monthly newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/mymlsa.org/april-2023-newsletter Let us know what you think! Send us an email to...

Special Event on Friday, March 10

Check out this event on Friday evening and don’t forget to register for the conference – less than two months away! https://mailchi.mp/mymlsa.org/annual-conference-promo2

Lakes and the Winter Ice Blues

Authors: Lois Wolfson and Erick Elgin, Michigan State University Extension This article was reprinted with permission and originally appeared in the Oakland Lakefront Lifestyle Magazine. Did your lake freeze over this year?  If yes, did it freeze the entire winter or...

Letters to Legislators

by Melissa DeSimone, MLSA Executive Director In our last newsletter we acknowledged that we have a new term of legislators that have now settled into their committee positions and are starting to work their priority issues through the legislative process. On your...

Senate Bill 14

By Paul J Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director Some members of the Michigan Senate are seeking to reverse a law enacted during the 2018 lame duck session that hinders state agencies from promulgating rules stricter than federal regulations. The ban on state agency...

March 2023 Newsletter is now available

As always, we have lots to share with you in our March newsletter. Remember you can always subscribe, share, and reprint from this newsletter anytime. We create these monthly newsletters for free and for all, thanks to our generous members who fund this important...

Spring 2023 MGLP Lake Conservation Webinars

The Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership starts their spring webinar series this month. You will find the presentations scheduled for this month, please check out all eight offerings on their website: Lake Conservation webinars Common Carp Management and the Lost Island...

Sponsoring and exhibiting at the Annual Conference

Our 62nd Annual Conference will be here before you know it! Please fill out the form below by February 15th if you are interested in sponsoring the conference and/or exhibiting a booth at the conference. We will provide further registration and participation details...

The Michigan Riparian magazine is coming

The 2023 Winter Issue of The Michigan Riparian magazine is on the way to your mailbox. Don’t want to wait? You can always access the magazine online by signing in to your MLSA Membership account. This issue features Indian Lake, Vicksburg and is written by MLSA...

Plastic Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling

Encouraging Local Marinas and Lake Associations to Recycle by Jim Heinsimer, Waterford Lakes Association President Why recycle boat covers? For every bag recycled, there is a savings of 115 Kwh of energy, 13.5 gallons of oil, and 16-20 cubic ft. of landfill space....

Canada Goose Round Up Program Cancelled Again

Editor’s Note: This is from a letter shared with us by Shavehead Lake regarding the permit for their round up program, thank you to the board of Shavehead Lake Association for sharing this information. The USDA and DNR provided additional information as well....

Back to the future for water?

By Paul J Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director For several years, this newsletter has reported on the importance of the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA), which is now over 50 years old. The CWA has been the subject of much litigation and political chicanery over the past...

DNR Urges Ice Safety

Conservation officer and Newaygo County man released from hospital following ice rescue By Lt. Joe Molnar, Michigan Department of Natural Resources The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds outdoor enthusiasts to use extreme caution when on or near the ice....

EGLE Matters

By: Paul J Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director Agency Shake-up: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a cabinet shake-up in December 2022, choosing new interim leadership for the state’s two conservation departments — the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the...