One. More. Day. National Public Lands Day is tomorrow, but we're celebrating Michigan's public lands all week.
Do you have a favorite state park, trail or state forest campground?
The
@MichiganDNR
is providing guided hikes for 4th Grade students, learning about moss and animals--and their place in nature.
Our Jeffers Elementary students got out to Hoffmaster State Park this week to explore and learn and laugh.
Go Lakers!
As we count down to National Public Lands Day, lets take a little dip into Michigan's rivers and streams. Another fun fact about our public lands (and waters!).
The Detroit Lions won yesterday! To celebrate, how about some history trivia about Michigan's NFL team...What year did the team move to Detroit and rebrand as the Detroit Lions? (Bonus for anyone who can say where they moved from!)
A heads-up to beachgoers as we close out the summer this weekend. Many state park beaches will begin removing swim buoys at designated swimming areas to prepare for seasonal changes. While beaches remain open, swimming is not recommended.
Learn more:
The spotted lanternfly has recently been detected in Wayne County. To combat the spread, the Huron-Clinton Metroparks were awarded a grant from the
@MichiganDNR
Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program to help survey and manage the SLF.
Read more at
Ahoy matey! We be settin' sail into fall this weekend, and Michigan be havin' a treasure trove of outdoor adventures awaitin' ye! What be some of yer grand goals fer this year’s finest (I swear, no bias here!) season? Arrr! 🏴☠️🍂 TalkLikeAPirateDay
Hunters: Protect Michigan’s waterfowl habitat! 🌿🦆
With new invasive aquatic plants found in MI, remember to Clean. Drain. Dry. your gear this season to stop their spread.
#NotMISpecies
#CleanDrainDry
@MichiganDNR
Some may remember my sturgeon passage project story from last September — one of my favorite stories, so I went back this year to check on the progress! 🐟
Thanks to
@riveralliancewi
,
@michigandnr
, and
@EagleCreekRE
for showing me around!
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Another good day of forage trawls on
#SaginawBay
! Trout-perch, Yellow Perch, Spottail Shiners, White Perch, and Round Goby were the most common species today and we have now completed 25% of our sites for the survey.
#SagBayTrawls
#GreatLakes
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First day of our 2024
#SagBayTrawls
survey! A couple tows today resulted in lots of fish, with Sand Shiners, Spottail Shiners, Trout-Perch, Yellow Perch, and White Perch being among the most common species.
#SaginawBay
#GreatLakes
#GreatLakesSci
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UOE's Diane Doberneck worked with the
@MichiganDNR
-Wildlife Division to co-teach a week-long community engagement certificate this summer discussing the importance of community partnerships and collaboration techniques!
Learn more:
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13. With
@michigandnr
’s Nature Awaits program, every 4th grader in Michigan is eligible for a free field trip to a state park or rec area – if you’re a teacher, don’t forget to sign up at 🌱
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Invasive red swamp crayfish in SE Michigan ponds and drainages have high potential to spread to nearby bodies of water.
Find out how genetic tools are being used to study and aim to control their spread in our
#NotMiSpecies
Webinar, Sept 12.