This week, read about stormwater infrastructure, youth fishing events, and hemlock trees





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"MI Environment Digest - April 18, 2025"

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Come along as teams hunt a tiny bug that threatens Michigan’s hemlock trees [ [link removed] ]

"April 17, 2025"

The Michigan Invasive Species Program continues to work with MSU and multiple local cooperative invasive species management areas to prevent the northward spread of hemlock woolly adelgid. 

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A survey crew checks hemlock branches for the hemlock woolly adelgid. Courtesy DNR.

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EGLE to conduct fish contaminant monitoring at youth fishing events around Michigan [ [link removed] ]

"April 16, 2025"

EGLE’s Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program will conduct monitoring in 10 water bodies with youth fishing events in 2025.

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EGLE staff demonstrating the fish fillet process at the Hesse-Earl Youth Fishing Program at Hawk Island Park in 2023.

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Making room for more rain [ [link removed] ]

"April 15, 2025"

New tools are benefitting Michigan’s overstressed stormwater infrastructure.

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Floodwaters intrude on Moores Park in Lansing.

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