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Emerald Ash Borers kill National Lakeshore ash trees
From staff reports In mid-June, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) staff identified an ash tree near Little Glen Lake infested with Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). This was the first...
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Fighting sea lamprey in the Crystal River
Photos by Rob KarnerBy Joe Blondia Sun contributor The Crystal River is a little green today but this is not an early St. Patrick’s Day celebration by our Chicago friends. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
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Derek Bailey the bridge builder
By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor When I spoke on the phone recently with Derek Bailey, current chair of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and now Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress,...
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National Park prepares Invasive Plant Management Plan
From staff reports The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for a Great Lakes Invasive Plant Management Plan (IPMP) for the following 10 parks located in the Great...
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Autumn Olives: Can’t beat ‘em? Eat ‘em!
By Pat Stinson Sun contributor Once you know what it looks like, you see it everywhere — along roadsides, driveways, fences and the forest’s edge. The branches of Elaeagnus umbellate, a shrub more...
View ArticleNational Lakeshore offers hazard tree environmental assessment
From staff reports The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore proposes to update its Hazard Tree Management Plan (HTMP) to include responses to current and imminent tree disease epidemics. To do so,...
View ArticleLeelanau County Government Center hosts Water Issues for All of Us
From staff reports The biological control of the widespread zebra and quagga mussel infestation in inland lakes will be the focus of a four-part seminar, “Water Issues For All of Us” to be held on...
View ArticleForest change underway in Leelanau County
By Joe VanderMeulen Sun contributor On her way to work one morning this past summer, Kama Ross noticed some sick-looking oak trees near a recently cleared right-of-way in Bingham County. Luckily, Ross...
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Spotted Wing Drosophila — not your average fruit fly
By Anne-Marie Oomen Sun contributor I am grossed out. On the video, a creature reminiscent of horror flicks, B-movies, an almost pornographic monster, except it’s not a monster, except it’s real and it...
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Leelanau Conservancy declares war on Garlic Mustard
From staff reports The Leelanau Conservancy is launching an all-out war on invasive garlic mustard and needs your help. Garlic Mustard is a European native with no natural enemies in Michigan. The...
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