In a decision favorable to the Torch Lake Protection Alliance, a Kalkaska County judge has prohibited key promoters of the increasingly raucous Fourth of July Torch Lake sandbar party from promoting, sponsoring, and/or organizing the annual two day event. Ruling that...
Representing the second detection of the invasive snail in a major northern Michigan river system within the past year, New Zealand mudsnail (scientific name: Potamopyrgus antipodarum), a rapidly reproducing aquatic invasive species first discovered in the waters of...
For Michigan’s local government officials, and/or for the legends of “lake-lovers” in our midst that may be interested in learning more about the important, though significantly under served role of local governments in contributing to the management and protection of...
The Perch Lake Owners Association (Iron County) has received the Michigan Lake and Stream Associations’ 2016 “Michigan Inland Lake Riparian of the Year” award. The award was presented to Jim Novitski who accepted a commemorative plaque on behalf of the Perch Lake...
ML&SA Corporate Officer Winner of 2016 Honor at the Inland Lakes Convention Michigan Lake and Stream Associations is proud to announce that Ms. Nancy Beckwith of Grand Rapids is the recipient of the “Masters Jacket” Award for 2016. The special award was created...
By Kip Cronk Project Manager Saginaw Bay Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) Saginaw Conservation District 989-781-1720 sbcisma@gmail.com As of 2016 there are 19 Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs) throughout Michigan. The...
By Jill Ryan Freshwater Future Executive Director While there is a lot of rhetoric today about our country and our democratic process of government—how often do we stop and think about how that process works in our lives? What did Abraham Lincoln mean when he...
The summer of 2016 will provide yet another “opportunity” for potentially harmful exotic aquatic plant and animal species to take up residence in new Michigan lakes by “hitching a ride” on the trailers, boats, and motors of unknowing recreational boaters. Now,...
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A joint program between MSU and DEQ provides volunteers with training, guidance and useful tools to successfully identify and map invasive aquatic plants in their lakes. Posted on March 1, 2016 by Jo Latimore, Michigan State University Extension and Angela De...
By Scott Brown ML&SA Executive Director Michigan Lake and Stream Associations continued to receive numerous e-mails and phone calls this past summer from lakefront property owners expressing their concern regarding damage to docks, moored boats, and...
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Riparian lots that grant keyhole access to others may create impacts that threaten health, safety, and welfare. Local governments have the legal basis to regulate such activities. Posted on December 21, 2015 by Brad Neumann, Michigan State University Extension One of...
The 26th annual Great Lakes conference is scheduled for Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at the Kellogg Center on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, MI from 9:00am-4:00pm. This year’s conference, The Great Lakes: Michigan’s Water Heritage, will feature...
By Jim Novitski Perch Lake Property Owners Association Iron County (Upper Peninsula), Michigan In 2015 the Perch Lake Owners Association (PLOA) developed a new method to prevent the establishment of aquatic invasive species (AIS). After a year of design, planning, and...
By Alisha Davidson, Ph.D. ML&SA Research and Development Coordinator The “Clean, Drain and Dry” approach to preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species has several components, including cleaning your boat with hot and/or high-pressure water. Car washes work...
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Editorial By Scott Brown ML&SA Executive Director Recent detections of invasive Didymosphenia geminata, commonly known as didymo or rock snot, and New Zealand mudsnails (Potamopyrgus antipodarum), represent only the latest successful introductions of an increasing...
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by Dick Osgood Osgood Consulting LLC Editor’s Note: Dick Osgood is a lake management consultant based in Minnesota. Dick is past President of the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) and is very active in lake and aquatic invasive species management...
