by WVBI | Aug 6, 2025 | Featured Post, News
Scientists are racing to save Lake Michigan’s whitefish from collapse — but funding is falling far short of the threat. Quagga mussels, brought in on ship ballast decades ago, now carpet nearly every inch of the lake bottom, starving fish by filtering out plankton....
by Kevin Boyle | Aug 6, 2025 | Featured Post, News
The latest edition of Island Currents, the BIA’s Newsletter is out. If you are a member, you should have received a copy by email. If fit failed to arrive, please let us know so we can make sure we have your correct email. This edition includes updates on...
by Kevin Boyle | Jul 31, 2025 | Island Currents, News
Smoke from wildfires in Canada continues to plauge the Island and much of Michigan. The Air quality index on the island passed 240 overnight (early Thursday morning). Although it has dropped to 190 as of this morning, the AQI number is in the highest zone of the index...
by Frank D'Andria | Jul 31, 2025 | Island Currents, News
There were lots of winners on July 28th when the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians (GTB) announced the awarding of $706,559 in gaming revenue to local units of government in Michigan The $706,759 represented 2% of the bands...
by Kevin Boyle | Jun 26, 2025 | Dark Sky Project, Island Currents, News
The Island’s Sustainability Fair and Dark Sky Sanctuary earned some recognition in a piece from Rachel Rademacher on TV 9&10 yesterday. Rachel was on the Island for the Fair and met up with leaders of Michigan Auroa Chasers who were here for the fair. Members of...
by Kevin Boyle | Jun 13, 2025 | Featured Post, Island Currents, News
Your BIA joined with the Townships Joint Telecommunications Advisory Committee to provide an update on efforts to improve internet service on the Island at a meeting last evening. The presentation prepared for the meeting is available here. Attendees were asked to...
by Kevin Boyle | Jun 9, 2025 | Island Currents, News
Saturday was an important day with B-I-C-S seniors Alyssa Martin, Ava Palmer-Bousquet and Jason Selby collecting their High School diplomas in a well-attended ceremony at the school. Allyssa, as class valedictorian, delivered thoughtful remarks to the audience...
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 Kevin Boyle | Jun 5, 2025 | Featured Post, Island Currents, News
BIA’s Blight Remediation Program is working hard to keep our island clean and environmentally healthy! Proper disposal of abandoned or disabled vehicles—helps protect our land, water, and wildlife. BIA board member Craig Peirano has spearheaded the project and...
by Kevin Boyle | Jun 5, 2025 | Featured Post, Island Currents, News
Island wildlife officials are reminding folks to steer clear of wildlife newborns. Wildlife club leader Jaqueline LaFreniere says they need their space. I’ve had a couple instances already reported to me that people have picked up fawns they found on the side of...
