News Canada Imposes Strict Ballast Water Management Regulations on Maritime and Great Lakes Shipping Industry In Order to Reduce Exotic Aquatic Invasive Species Introductions Representing a precedent setting action that will likely result in a dramatic reduction in the…Scott BrownJuly 1, 2021
News Bills Seeking to Deprive Local Units of Government of the Authority to Issue Permits for Gravel MInes, and Short Term Rentals Pending in the MI State Legislature Readers of this newsletter still have an opportunity to contact their respective State Representatives and…Scott BrownJuly 1, 2021
News Streams and lakes statewide will benefit from 17 DNR Fisheries Habitat Grant projects June 17, 2021 Contact: Joe Nohner, 517-599-6825 or Chip Kosloski, KosloskiC3@Michigan.gov …Scott BrownJune 17, 2021
News Spreading Throughout the Great Lakes Region, Exotic Invasive Spiny Water Flea Represent a ‘Clear and Present’ Danger to Michigan’s Inland Lakes First observed in the waters of Lake Ontario in 1982, the exotic aquatic crustacean known…Scott BrownMay 31, 2021
News Proposed MI Senate Legislation Would Eliminate Authority of Local Governments To Approve, and/or Regulate Sand and Gravel Mining Operations Representing a renewal of an intensive effort that began in 2017, the Michigan Aggregates Association,…Scott BrownMay 31, 2021
News Minnesota Leads the On-Going Battle with Exotic Aquatic Invasive Plant and Animal Species by Scott Brown, MWA Board of Directors Pro-active Support from the Minnesota State Legislature and…Scott BrownMay 9, 2021
News Amending MI Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act 451, Passage of House Bill 4035 Will Ensure State of Michigan Payments in Lieu of Taxes to Local Governments for State Owned or Controlled Property Passed unanimously by the Michigan House of Representatives on March 25, 2021, Bill 4035 amends…Scott BrownApril 19, 2021
News Michigan Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program Awards $19,800 to Stop the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species by Paige Filice, Michigan State University Extension - February 14, 2021 Seven projects received funding to educate boaters…Scott BrownMarch 18, 2021