In an effort to improve planning and coordination, and thus minimize increasingly common scheduling and boat launch facility use conflicts between various groups sponsoring fishing tournaments on Michigan inland lakes, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has...
The Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership is pleased to announce that registration is now open for its 2015 Certified Natural Shoreline Professional training course in East Lansing, Michigan on the campus of Michigan State University. This certification program,...
Submitted by Lois Wolfson, MSU Institute of Water Research The Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership’s 2015 Shoreline and Shallows Conference will return to Michigan State University’s Kellogg Center on Wednesday, March 11, in East Lansing, MI. The title of this...
Submitted by Lois Wolfson, MSU Institute of Water Research The Great Lakes are a valued resource to Michigan, providing water for recreation, consumption, and power; world-class fisheries, and multiple other uses. They are subject to a variety of challenges including...
Caring for Michigan’s lakes and streams through education, leadership and citizen action. Dr. Jo Latimore, Michigan State University Each of us has a role to play in protecting Michigan’s magnificent lakes and streams. Are you ready to play your part? If so, the...
In an effort to authorize local units of government to impose “fees for activities such as prevention, control or eradication of aquatic invasive species, using a boat launch or a boat washing station, or parking a motor vehicle and trailer used to haul a...
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Approval Pending Final Review Outcome After many years of intensive research and field testing, Marrone Bio-Innovations has gained United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval for the use of Zequanox, a...
Clifford H. Bloom, Esq. Bloom Sluggett Morgan, PC Grand Rapids, Michigan www.bsmlawpc.com Riparians are often troubled by lake access easements on their property or adjacent waterfront dedicated road ends, parks, walks, and alleys (whether dedicated to the public or...
HELP PRESERVE OUR INLAND WATER RESOURCES AND PROTECT YOUR RIPARIAN RIGHTS For fifty three years, our primarily volunteer organization has worked hard to be an effective state wide advocate for the preservation and protection of Michigan’s inland lakes and streams as...
Registration is now open for the annual Fall Lunch and Learn Seminar sponsored by the Michigan Chapter, North American Lake Management Society. The session will be held on Friday, December 5. This year’s speaker is Dr. Jeffrey M. Reutter, Director of the Ohio Sea...
Read the Fall 2014 edition of the Michigan Chapter, North American Lake Management Society Newsletter by clicking here. In this edition you will learn about: Presidential Ponderings McNALMS Lunch and Learn Seminar Toxins in Toledo’s Drinking Water Supply Lake...
Clifford H. Bloom Attorney-at-Law Bloom Sluggett Morgan Law P.C. www.bsmlawpc.com The Michigan Court of Appeals recently decided an interesting case that has implications for property owners, lake and similar associations that own or control lake access sites on...
We know we don’t need to tell you or the other members of your association how profoundly valuable our “inland seas”- our lakes, big or small, are to the Great Lakes region and to our state in particular. These fragile bodies of water, not yet even...
There are two ways to enroll: 1) Enroll on the MiCorps web page: http://www.micorps.net/lakeoverview.html 2) Call Jean Roth at Michigan Lake and Stream Associations to request a paper application (989‐257‐3715). The Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program (CLMP) has been...
Due to the recent impact of harmful algal blooms to southeast Michigan communities, many residents have questions about algae and why it may or may not be harmful. Posted on August 11, 2014 by Steve Stewart, Michigan State University Extension, Michigan Sea Grant and...
One of the most frequently asked questions we receive from lakefront property owners is related to “how to get rid of those pesky lake weeds”. The fact is, “those weeds”, are often native (non-invasive) aquatic plants that play an extremely...
Michigan Lake and Stream Associations has received numerous phone calls and e-mails in the past two summers from lakefront property owners expressing concern about the collateral damage often rendered to docks, boats and soft shorelines from the increasing number of...
Many Northern Michigan Inland Lakes are facing the challenge of dealing with the cercariae parasite, aka swimmer’s itch. The medical term for the condition known as swimmer’s itch is cercariae dermatitis. A swimmer’s itch task force has been formed by the...
October 26th – 30th, 2014 Park Place Hotel Traverse City, MI The Aquatic Resource Education Association (AREA),a national nonprofit collaborative organization, will host their national conference in Traverse City, Michigan this autumn. AREA is a membership of...
The Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership’s (MNSP) “Shoreline Educator Training” is returning to the Michigan Association of Conservation Districts’ Fall Convention. This is a one day training for individuals interested in becoming a part of the “Shoreline Educator...
