This week, read about Yooperlites, an award given to an EGLE staffer, and more.





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"MI Environment Digest - June 9, 2023"

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Michigan marks progress against invasive species, considers ways to meet new threats [ [link removed] ]

"June 8, 2023"

The recently released Michigan Invasive Species Program 2022 Annual Report highlights the achievements of a complex network of state, regional and institutional and outlines what is needed to meet future challenges.

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Two women in a tall-grass prairie lean in to inspect a plant.

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The time is right for composting: do?s and don?ts [ [link removed] ]

"June 7, 2023"

Ready to start composting? Here are some do?s and don?ts.

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Food decomposing in a compost bin. Courtesy of Kent Walters.

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EGLE Career Series: Fast Five with Aquatic Biologist Joshua Tellier, recipient of Early Career Scientist Award [ [link removed] ]

"June 6, 2023"

An EGLE aquatic biologist recently received the Elsevier Early Career Scientist Award from the International Association for Great Lakes Research.

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Joshua Tellier

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EGLE rockhound offers tips to find elusive, glowing ?Yooperlites?? [ [link removed] ]

"June 5, 2023"

EGLE staffer Rob Wolfe, who has been a rockhound in Michigan?s Upper Peninsula for 50 years, share tips on how to find Yooperlites?.

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Sodalite Syenite on display at the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum in Houghton, Mich. Courtesy of Seaman Mineral Museum.

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