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The MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams has a variety of educational resources, classes, and more focused on the protection and conservation of lakes and streams.

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News from the Center for Lakes and Streams

  • Meet Michigan's shy and only venomous snake: The eastern massasauga rattlesnake

    Published on May 8, 2025
    Michigan’s snakes are friends, not foes!

  • Learn to build a rain garden!

    Published on May 8, 2025
    Join us June 10, 2025, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM in Dimondale, MI, for a rain garden workshop for beginners.

  • Lake and stream volunteer monitoring: How to get involved

    Published on February 13, 2025
    Learn more about the Michigan Clean Water Corps volunteers collecting valuable water quality and habitat data on inland lakes and streams across our state.

  • Aquatic invasive species decontamination stations help boaters and anglers know the regulations and aid in cleaning off their boats and gear

    Published on August 12, 2024
    Request a sign through the Clean Boats, Clean Waters program.

  • Hydrilla’s arrival in Michigan: Learn how communities can safeguard inland lakes

    Published on August 1, 2024
    Join the MiCorps Exotic Aquatic Plant Watch today!

  • Be careful what you flush

    Published on April 8, 2024
    Flushing wipes and other items used for disinfection can damage wastewater treatment systems.

  • Invasive hydrilla, a “monster aquatic weed,” discovered for the first time in Michigan waters

    Published on October 3, 2023
    Here’s how to prevent the spread of invasive hydrilla.

  • Top 10 native plants for shorelines that are easy to find

    Published on August 14, 2023
    These native plants are not hard to locate and can improve your shoreline with their beauty and support of pollinators.

  • Green stormwater infrastructure: Building sustainable and resilient communities

    Published on July 28, 2023
    Green stormwater infrastructure practices can protect waterways by reducing pollutants.

  • The long lived benefits of trees

    Published on June 15, 2023
    Trees provide valuable lake habitat long after their lives on land have ended.

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