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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, Research
For the first time, “rock snot” nuisance algal blooms found in Lower Peninsula trout stream
-“It tends to look like a cotton wooly substance. And despite the term ‘rock snot,’ it’s not slimy; it’s actually quite coarse,” said Joanne Foreman, Invasive Species Communications Coordinator with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
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Study: Warmer summers worsen tick infestations for US moose
-It’s a ghastly sight: ticks by tens of thousands burrowed into a moose’s broad body, sucking its lifeblood as the agonized host rubs against trees so vigorously that much of its fur wears away.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingTourism
Walleye Windfall: Lake Erie bait and tackle is big small business
-Small shops and lure makers keep anglers happy and fish fed.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Sturgeon Restoration: Drawing in the public with a festival
-To encourage stewardship of lake sturgeon, in particular some hidden spawning grounds for the fish, a group of people organized the Blue Water Sturgeon Festival, with art, food, touch tanks and more.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and Tourism
I Speak for the Fish: Teamwork, smooth swimming and other lessons from Great Lakes fish
-In this month’s column, Kathy Johnson talks about the tips she’s learned for navigating the waters from fish like walleye, sturgeon and gobies.
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17 Indiana state parks closing for 4 days of deer hunts
-The hunts are scheduled for Nov. 15-16 and Nov. 29-30, with the parks closing the evening before and reopening the next day.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndigenous CommunitiesKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsSturgeonWisconsin
Sturgeon Restoration: Starting anew in Sturgeon and Saginaw bays
-In the bays where lake sturgeon no longer spawn, Indigenous groups and researchers are hoping to change that.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation: How Anglers Are Responding
-Across the country, anglers have watched as droughts, floods, and high temperatures batter the rivers they depend on. Now, they’re calling for swift action.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Genetic Mystery: The all-female salamanders of the Great Lakes
-This genus of salamanders have an ancient lineage and a strange reproduction strategy, and scientists are only now beginning to understand them.
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APFish, Birds and AnimalsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and Fishing
Senators urge emergency protections for wolves in US West
-Twenty-one U.S. senators led by New Jersey’s Cory Booker and Michigan’s Gary Peters asked Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to shield wolves from being killed for 240 days while permanent protections are considered.