by Kevin Boyle | Jun 9, 2025 | Invasives, Island Currents, News
In an article it picked up from the Milwaukee Sentinel, the Petoskey News has an interesting story about a surprise discovery near Sleeping Bear Dunes is changing how how scientists fight invasive mussels in Lake Michigan. In 2015, researchers scraped mussels off a...
by DNR | Dec 1, 2023 | Invasives, Island Currents, News
Invasive pest now confirmed in seven Michigan counties The Michigan departments of Natural Resources and Agriculture and Rural Development encourage those who have eastern hemlock trees on their property to take time this winter to inspect the trees for signs of...
by Pam Grassmick | Jan 27, 2021 | Invasives, Island Currents, News
The Charlevoix-Antrim-Kalkaska-Emmet CISMA invasive species team will be back to the island in late February or early March to do their spring survey and check on HWA. If you request it, they will survey your property while they are here. Below is a press release from...
by Pam Grassmick | Jan 27, 2021 | Invasives, Island Currents, News
The Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy has a series of webinars planned on invasive species. It’s a lineup that will be of interest to BIA members. The full text of EGLE’s announcement about the webinars follows. Invasive species...
by Pam Grassmick | Dec 1, 2020 | Invasives, News
Michigan Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 12/01/2020 09:49 AM EST The recent discovery of hemlock woolly adelgid as far north as Ludington State Park in Mason County is a reminder of the importance of checking hemlock trees for signs of the...
by Pam Grassmick | Jun 16, 2020 | Invasives, Island Currents, News
The Michigan DNR’s latest update includes information on a tick tracking app, something that should be of interest here on the island given their prevalence this year. The infor from the DNR follows. Help track valuable tick data with mobile health app Why is it...
