invasive species

The Great Lakes system system is no stranger to invasive species, but grass carp could upend the Great Lakes' ecology, as well as the operations of some of the world’s most significant freshwater commercial fisheries. So far, the Great Lakes have successfully held grass carp at bay. Those involved in managing the grass carp — not to mention the fishermen who rely on the abundance of native fish — can only hope that success is sustainable.

Seeds of Success, a federal program that conserves and restores native flora, has come to Michigan.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been fighting an invasion of red swamp crayfish since they first appeared in the state in 2017.

What to do — and what not to do — with your unwanted aquarium and water garden species.

On today’s program, environmental concerns over legislation to bring big data centers to Michigan. Then, a ballast water balancing act between U.S. and Canadian regulations for freighters on the Great Lakes. And, what you need to know about Bird Flu spreading to humans in our state.

Robin Michigiizhigookwe Clark is the first Anishinaabe woman to serve on the Michigan’s Natural Resource Commission.

The hemlock woolly adelgid poses a threat to some 170 million hemlock trees in Michigan. Here's everything you need to know about these invasive species.

What reopening the Palisades nuclear power plant might mean for nearby communities, where hemlock wooly adelgids are found in Michigan and how they are managed, and a look at the Laurentide Ice Sheet's history in the Great Lakes.

This is the first time the invasive insect has been detected in one of Michigan's national forests.

An Oakland County court hears the wishes of the Oxford High School community as a juvenile shooter is sentenced.