Invasive Species
Lemery Park Invasive Species Workday
Lemery Park 4050 Byron Center Ave SW, Wyoming, MI, United StatesThe Kent Conservation District and Friends of Buck Creek will be teaming up to host a workday at Lemery Park. Come join us on Saturday, March 1st, to help us protect the Buck Creek watershed. We will be focusing on areas along Buck Creek, a tributary of the Grand River that runs through Lemery Park. […]
Finding and Managing Invasive Lesser Celandine
Online WebinarNot MI Species Webinar Series: Now you see me, now you don’t! The trick of finding and managing invasive lesser celandine. In 2024, lesser celandine (Ficaria verna), a spring ephemeral plant found in forest floodplains, was added to Michigan’s watch list. With this plant, timing is critical; it appears very early in spring and hides […]
The Effect of Climate Change on Invasive Threats to Michigan’s Trees
Online WebinarNot MI Species Webinar Series They’ll need that hug: How climate change is increasing native and invasive threats to Michigan’s trees. Invasive insects and diseases, including hemlock woolly adelgid, beech bark and beech leaf disease, are taking a toll on Michigan’s forests. As if this weren’t enough, the changing climate is further stressing trees and […]
Detecting Invasive Plants in Michigan Lakes
Online WebinarOften, invasive aquatic plants exist unseen, lurking and spreading below the waterline until they’ve grown into a major problem. Fortunately, a trained eye can find these invaders before they wreak havoc. That’s where the MiCorps Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program’s Exotic Aquatic Plant Watch comes in! Join Erick Elgin and Jo Latimore from Michigan State University […]
Michigan’s Unconventional Response to Hydrilla
Online WebinarMichigan’s Unconventional Response to Hydrilla Hydrilla is known as one of the most difficult aquatic invasive plants to control. When it was found for the first time in Michigan in September 2023, the Michigan Invasive Species Program chose to take decisive action to eradicate it. Project lead Billy Keiper of EGLE’s Water Resources Division will […]
2025 MiCorps Aquatic Invasive Species Detection Blitz
Statewide MI, United StatesThe MiCorps Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Detection Blitz is a statewide community science event aimed at identifying and documenting aquatic invasive species, such as zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil, or anything else you suspect might be invasive in Michigan’s lakes, rivers, and wetlands. Organized by the Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps), Michigan's volunteer lake and stream […]
Biology and Management of Starry Stonewort
Online WebinarJoin Itasca Waters and Minnesota Sea Grant in learning about starry stonewort, an aquatic invasive species, as part of the Itasca Water Wisdom online webinar series, co-sponsored by MNSG. Daniel Larkin, Ph.D, will talk about the history of starry stonewort in North America and Minnesota, what is known about factors that influence its spread, its impacts to native […]
MI Paddle Stewards – Alpena
Duck Park 1198-1100 S 11th Ave, Alpena, MI, United StatesThe MI Paddle Stewards train-the-trainer half-day course is for people who anticipate training others how to identify and report aquatic invasive species and/or how to decontaminate paddleboats to prevent the spread of invasive species. You must have at least five previous paddlesports experiences to participate in the training. You do not need to have experience with aquatic […]
Clean Boats Clean Waters
Lake Alliance Park 515 Alliance Dr, Potterville, MI, United StatesThe boat wash event for Eaton County is at Lake Alliance Park on Saturday, July 19th from 11am to 3pm. The community is invited to come get their boat or kayak washed for free. Mid-Michigan CISMA and the MSU mobile boat wash team will be there spreading the Clean, Drain, Dry, Dispose message. Clean off your boat […]
MI Paddle Stewards – Ellsworth
Ellsworth River Park Bridge St and Rushton Rd, Ellsworth, United StatesThe MI Paddle Stewards train-the-trainer half-day course is for people who anticipate training others how to identify and report aquatic invasive species and/or how to decontaminate paddleboats to prevent the spread of invasive species. You must have at least five previous paddlesports experiences to participate in the training. You do not need to have experience with aquatic […]