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Celebrate this plant and our trees with some news and resources in our most recent newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/mymlsa.org/april-2026-newsletter-ii Flooding resources, AIS Blitz coming soon, MLSA membership and merch, and Shoreline resources sent right to your door....
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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...
EGLE supports water resources protection through outreach efforts for local leaders and the public by Ryan Blazic, Water Resources Outreach Specialist, EGLE, and James Ostrowski, Outreach Manager, EGLE One of the many roles of the Department of Environment, Great...
From the Forest to Your Faucet By: Matt DeJonge – Community Forester Clean water is rarely an accident; it is the result of intentional land management. In my career as a natural resources professional, I have worked across the spectrum of water quality from...
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...
Check out the news, but also share it with your friends and neighbors, and let us know what you think! https://mailchi.mp/mymlsa.org/march-2026-newsletter
by Lon Nordeen, MLSA Secretary MLSA went to well drillers to secure their perspectives on finding safe water to drink. We talked with Larry Clark, owner of Cribley Drilling in Dexter, Michigan. Lon’s discussion with Larry Clark: I am the owner of Cribley Drilling LLC,...
Undergraduate Scholarship 2026 Award: One $3,000 scholarship will be awarded to a current student enrolled in a freshwater studies program at a Michigan educational institution (with a preference for lake and watershed studies). The scholarship recipient will also...
Our neighbors in Indiana recently hosted an excellent webinar called: Data Center Download: How Data Centers Impact Our Grid, Our Water, and Our Communities, an event co-sponsored by Purdue’s Institute for a Sustainable Future (ISF), the Hoosier Environmental...
by Andrew Gelderloos, Geology Specialist, Water Resources Division, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Last month, I discussed some groundwater basics. This month, I will illustrate how groundwater moves in the subsurface as a preface to a...
Melissa DeSimone, MLSA Executive Director, appeared on Morning Blend to discuss how the organization protects the state’s inland waterways for future generations. She also invites everyone to the annual conference happening May 1-2 in Muskegon. Watch the segment:...
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The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps), a volunteer monitoring program network that collects and shares surface water quality data throughout the state, is accepting 2026 funding proposals for two grant programs. Volunteer Stream Cleanup Program: A total...
Wisconsin Lakes and the Last Wilderness Alliance Call for Urgent Action to Protect Shorelines and People from Enhanced Wakes Wake-surfing boats produce intentionally large wakes that require far more distance to dissipate than those of other watercraft. Under current...
by Andrew Gelderloos, Geology Specialist, Water Resources Division, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy We can see most of the water cycle: rivers flow into lakes, clouds that drop rain and snow, and even water vapor from our breath on a cold...
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s Interactive Maps for Water Clarity, AIS, and E. coli AIS Plant Map Utilizing the EGLE-developed Aquatic Vegetation Assessment Sites (AVAS) survey techniques, the Aquatic Nuisance Control (ANC) program recorded...
Ringing in the new year with news and opportunities. Read all about it! https://mailchi.mp/mymlsa.org/january-2026-newsletter
