by Pam Grassmick | Jul 5, 2022 | News
The Michigan departments of Natural Resources and Agriculture and Rural Development recently confirmed the presence of invasive beech leaf disease in a small, private woodlot in southern St. Clair County, located in southeast Michigan. Beech leaf disease, not...
by Pam Grassmick | May 23, 2022 | Island Currents, News
This coming weekend is Memorial Day Weekend and time for Warblers on the Water — BIA’s annual Birding Festival. All of the field trips are sold out, but there is still room to attend the presentations that are part of the Festival. They are all available...
by Pam Grassmick | Feb 22, 2022 | Island Currents, News
Registration for the the 9th annual Beaver Island Birding Festival, Warblers on the Water opens on February 22 at noon. The festival will be May 27- 29th on beautiful Beaver Island, Michigan. The Island, located in northern Lake Michigan is a spring migratory song and...
by Pam Grassmick | Apr 28, 2021 | News
The US Fish and Wildlife Service contacted Beaver Island with a request to be on the look out for a rusty-patched bumble bee which is listed as an endangered species. It was last seen in Michigan in 2006. Rusty-patched bumble bees are active May through November....
by Pam Grassmick | Apr 14, 2021 | News
Oak trees have a reputation for being mighty, but these majestic trees need our help in spring and early summer to prevent the spread of a microscopic killer. From April 15 to July 15, oak trees are at high risk for oak wilt, a serious fungal disease that can weaken...
