News USEPA Survey Reaffirms that an Extraordinarily Abundant Exotic Invasive Quagga Mussel Population Continues to Dominate Lake Michigan’s Aquatic Ecosystem Reporting that quagga mussels continue to be “major drivers and stressors” within the lake’s aquatic…Scott BrownAugust 16, 2021
News Scrappy Bluegill Thriving in Most of Michigan’s Inland Lakes I For those of us who were lucky enough to spend our childhood living on…Scott BrownAugust 16, 2021
News Governor Whitmer Declares July 2021 as Lakes Appreciation Month FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2021 Nick Assendelft, Public Information Officer, AssendelftN@Michigan.gov, 517-388-3135 Gov. Whitmer proclaims…Scott BrownJuly 3, 2021
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