West Michigan Conservation Network
The West Michigan Conservation Network, formerly the West Michigan CISMA, covers Allegan, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, and Ottawa Counties. This organization is a volunteer organization composed of environmental groups, governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, and private citizens all working together to address invasive species on a local scale. The goal of this group is provide outreach on invasive species and their impacts as well conducting invasive species management on both public and private land.
This project was funded in part with funds from the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program through the Departments of Natural Resources, Environmental Quality, and Agriculture and Rural Development.
GLIN Daily News
- Bill to ban catching perch for profit has Saginaw Bay fishing company worried
- Team uncovers long-lost Great Lakes wreck
- Wisconsin DNR survey detects PFAS contamination in creeks, rivers
- Michigan to proceed with rules limiting chemicals in water
- Former feds claim runoff is ‘wiping out’ Great Lakes
- Oconto property owners along Bayshore Road fight to defend shrinking shoreline
- New trail to connect Leamington to Point Pelee National Park
- More fire foam chemicals found in water near Duluth air base
- Cambensy Great Lakes resolution approved by committee
- How you can help protect 1,000 km of beautiful Lake Huron coastline
Spotted lanternfly egg masses can be detected from September until June. Not yet found in Michigan, this invasive pest is causing harm out east. Females can lay their eggs on nearly any surface including vehicles. This means the spotted lanternfly can be easily spread.
Amur honeysuckle--> Birds will eat the berries and 💩💩💩 it out somewhere else, resulting in it spreading to other areas. It is highly inadvisable to transport it home for use as centerpieces. #invasivespecies #honeysuckle #amurhoneysuckle
Can you identify #invasive black carp? 🐟 This @USFWS video shows how to ID them easily: https://t.co/vQaj86NlUJ
#InvasiveSpecies are likely to cause economic or environmental harm. That's why we awarded $12,300 under the Aquatic Invasive Plant Control #Grant Program for 13 projects to control aquatic invasive plant species using chemical or physical methods. https://t.co/MpCa4NAvZC
Looking to *attach* yourself to a good book this fall? Check out #GreatLakesSeaLamprey, a new book by @Brantromyzon via @UofMPress. It's filled with personal interviews, fishing history, photos, bizarre biology, and one big #GreatLakesSci story. Congrats, Cory!
Grove snail (Cepaea nemoralis) has now been added to our website and #smartphone app. If you haven't reloaded you species catalog in a while, now might be a good time to do it! 😉 (More > Settings > Reload) #InvasiveSpecies #ReportAt #MISIN #GreatLakes #Midwest #Reporting #EDRR
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