Phragmites Control Funding Opportunity

An anticipated $390,000 is available to support Phragmites management activities using one of the 12 priority management combinations (below). Grantees will also collect and contribute monitoring and management data that will inform the Phragmites Adaptive Management...

Phosphorus Management and Water Quality

North Central Region Water Network: The Current Webinar Series Phosphorus Management and Water Quality Wednesday, April 10th at 2pm CT Managing phosphorus to both meet crop needs and reduce P loss from agricultural fields is critical to managing water resources. This...

DNR says fish kills may be common during spring thaw

by  Jeremiah Blaauw, MDNR Fisheries Biologist After ice and snow cover melt on Michigan lakes this spring, it may be more likely for people to discover dead fish or other aquatic animals. While such sights can be startling, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources...

Check-in, Check-out Program from CD3

CD3 Systems has launched a cleaning instructions web application available for anyone for FREE.  This program does not require a CD3 System or any tools. It is called a Check-In, Check-Out program, or a “CICO” for short. We designed this AIS prevention engagement tool...

Common Groundwater

This new podcast series by the Michigan Environmental Council will be broken into a four-episode miniseries. Each miniseries will have a story arc on one topic that runs wide, deep and mysterious—a bit like the podcast’s namesake. And each miniseries will be tied into...

Southwest Michigan (Region 3) Meeting

Our next meeting is on Saturday, 4/13 from 9am-12pm at the Porter Township hall in VAN BUREN county (88040 M-40 Lawton, MI  49065). If you plan to attend, send your topic ideas to Craig DeSimone – cucad4@hotmail.com This is one of our only standing region...