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Michigan Audubon Seeks Purple Martins by Chad Machinski, Conservation Manager, Michigan Audubon Even with blowing winds and Michigan’s unpredictable swings from 60 degrees and sunny back to 30 and snow, migrating birds are already making their way back. One bird...

16 important bills to watch that could impact water protection - good and bad by Melissa DeSimone, MLSA Executive Director There is so much to share on the State level that I am unable to give a full account of any of these bills in this newsletter. I encourage you to...

Read about Senate Bill 812, spread the word, and contact your Michigan State Senator to let them know you support better protections for our shorelines and bottomlands. This legislation is very much the same as the House Bill introduced in 2023, which didn’t even get...