by Pam Grassmick | Apr 30, 2020 | News
The DNR is waiving fees for fuelwood collection on state lands (which are normally $20), It no approved collection sites seem to identified in the DNR maps, but contacting them may reveal additional information. Their Press Release follows: Fuelwood permits are free...
by Pam Grassmick | Apr 27, 2020 | Birding Reports, News
Reminder to clean out all birdhouses, if you haven’t already. By cleaning out your birdhouse, it prevents many fungal and bacterial diseases. When a bird comes back to nest in a birdhouse, many diseases will spread to nesting birds and kill a mother and their young....
by Alan Vicstein | Apr 21, 2020 | News
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) issued the following press release today announcing a second High Water Summit. It is an online webinar, so you may attend from anywhere with adequate internet service. The ad hoc Michigan High...
by Pam Grassmick | Apr 20, 2020 | Birding Reports, News
Birders know that even seed and fruit eating birds need to feed their nestlings protein which is found in the form of insects. Most native insects don’t recognize exotic plants as food, so from a nesting bird’s point of view, many yards and gardens are “pretty...
by Kevin Boyle | Apr 18, 2020 | News
The following post from Facebook (and linked YouTube video) updates a story a number of BIA members have been following… By Rebecca Lessard, Director of Wings of Wonder This adult Bald Eagle was rescued and transported from Beaver Island, Michigan on February...
by Pam Grassmick | Apr 15, 2020 | News
The Great Lakes Climate and Lake Levels Update and Outlook webinar from April 13, 2020 was not so much about procedures to mitigate the effects of the high water and wind. Instead, it is more about why it is happening. Folks from NOAA, the Army Corp of Engineers, and...
