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Restoring habitat, assisting communities in implementing green infrastructure
Published on October 1, 2018
Michigan Sea Grant has partnered on several multiyear projects helping communities successfully complete habitat restoration projects as well as review and change ordinances and codes to encourage green infrastructure implementation. -
Providing PFAS risk assessment and education
Published on October 1, 2018
PFAS has been detected at 34 Michigan sites in 17 counties (as of July 2018), and in some cases high levels of PFAS has seeped into drinking water. -
Helping restore habitat and protect native plants and animals on Michigan island
Published on October 1, 2018
Michigan Sea Grant coordinated efforts to team up students with scientists to monitor Pitcher’s thistle and effectiveness of treatments to reduce invasive Phragmites on Big Charity Island. -
Providing critical Drill Conductor Training to state, tribal commercial fishers
Published on October 1, 2018
Michigan Sea Grant provides training to help state and tribal Great Lakes commercial fishing vessel captains fulfill U.S. Coast Guard regulations related to instruction, drills and safety orientations, and onboard emergency instruction. -
Providing learning opportunities through Michigan Sea Grant place-based education
Published on October 1, 2018
Michigan Sea Grant provides educational programming and support for the regional NEMIGLSI place-based education network. -
Mitigating effects of invasive insect attacking hemlock trees
Published on October 1, 2018
A tiny insect — no larger than 1.5 millimeters in length — threatens more than 170 million trees in Michigan, and the cascading ecosystem effects could be catastrophic. -
Developing strategies to prevent chronic wasting disease
Published on October 1, 2018
A disease of the nervous system exclusive to members of the cervid family — deer, elk, moose and other hoofed, antlered, ruminant mammals — chronic wasting disease is a fatal disease with no known cure or vaccine. -
Promoting water safety, saving lives in the Great Lakes through Michigan Sea Grant
Published on October 1, 2018
Michigan Sea Grant implemented a multifaceted approach to public outreach and education about rip currents and other swimming hazards to improve beach safety on the Great Lakes. -
Forecasting risk runoff through EnviroImpact Tool
Published on October 1, 2018
Michigan State University and Michigan Sea Grant Extension and other partners produced the MSU EnviroImpact, an online decision-support tool providing users with regularly updated forecasts for surface runoff risk. -
Solving the phosphorous pollution puzzle
Published on October 1, 2018
When fertilizers run off into nearby streams, rivers and lakes, phosphorus in the fertilizer can degrade water quality, promote harmful algal blooms and, in extreme cases, cause massive fish kills.