Mid-Michigan Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area

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Mid-Michigan Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area

A CISMA for Ingham, Clinton, Eaton, and Ionia counties. Education and outreach about invasive species.

Identification, reporting, surveys, and treatment recommendations for invasive species. The Mid-Michigan Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (MM-CISMA) was established in April 2016 by the Ingham Conservation District through grant funding from the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program through the Departments of Natural Resources, Environmental Quality, and Agriculture and Rural Devel

opment. This new CISMA will cover Ingham, Clinton, Eaton and Ionia Counties and will increase our ability to work together across jurisdictional lines coordinating prevention, early detection and rapid response to invasive species both on land and in our lakes and streams.

29/05/2026

More native flowers to add to the photo album! We protect the places we love.

29/05/2026

A variety of flowers native to Michigan. How many can you name? Some of these flower species will be available for sale Saturday May 30th at the Eaton Conservation District native plant sale at Woldumar Nature Center!

29/05/2026

Invasive buckthorn made it to the news! Check out this interview on CBS!

28/05/2026

Mid-Michigan CISMA is surveying for European Frog-bit this summer. Please keep an eye out for it at any water body you visit and let us know if you find it! Report it to www.misin.msu.edu with a photo and the GPS coordinates so we can find it again!

Happy everyone! Today's spotlighted species is European frog-bit, or Hydrocharis morsus-ranae. This is a perennial, free-floating aquatic herb that forms dense matts in shallow, slow moving water on the edges of lakes and rivers. Its primary form of reproduction is through turions, or winter buds that drop to the bottom during the fall and float to the top to form new plants in the spring. One plant can produce up to 100 turions a year, allowing the colonies to form rapidly. The concern associated with frog-bit is that the dense matts that it forms can inhibit boat traffic and drastically reduce local diversity. Check on the link below for more information as well as info on how to accurately identify European frog-bit. As always, have a great week!

https://www.misin.msu.edu/facts/detail/?project=misin&id=45&cname=European+frog-bit

27/05/2026

Mid Michigan CISMA is working on coordinating two boat wash events this summer!

Calling all lake associations, conservation districts, and everyone in between with a water access site! 📢

In case you missed it, the Clean Boats, Clean Waters Mobile Invasive Species Team (MIST) is open for event scheduling for the summer! These events are FREE and include a wealth of AIS swag and resources, boat washes, and education crew teaching boaters and anglers how to Clean, Drain, Dry.

We have plenty of dates left, so feel free to email us today to book!

21/05/2026

Six species added to Michigan’s invasive plant lists following MI Commission of Ag & Rural Development vote Michigan Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 05/21/2026 02:12 PM EDT Share or view as webpage | Update preferences News Release The following news release was issued as a b...

21/05/2026

Today the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development voted to approve the regulation of six invasive plants.

Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) and water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) will be added to the state's prohibited list with regulations going into effect this summer.

Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana), Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii), common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) and glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus) will be added to the restricted list with regulations going into effect on January 1, 2028.

If a species is prohibited or restricted in Michigan, it is unlawful to possess, introduce, import, sell or offer that species for sale as a live organism, except under certain circumstances.

19/05/2026

Woldumar staff helped create this video for you about lesser celandine! This small plant makes a large environmental impact!
Report observations of lesser celandine to Midwest Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN). Learn more about invasive species at Michigan.gov/Invasives.

18/05/2026

The MISIN app is getting an update!
Follow Midwest Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN) on Facebook to find out details of the update soon!

15/05/2026

Today is the last day to register for public comment about the 6 invasive species proposed for regulation. If you care about how invasive species impact the environment, please participate in submitting a public comment via email or at the event on May 20th. Public comment can be made virtually or in person on May 20th, but you'll have to register today!

Learn about MDARD's four bureaus, including contact information, by clicking the above link, or view specific information below.

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Tuesday	09:00 - 16:00
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Thursday	09:00 - 16:00
Friday	09:00 - 16:00

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https://woldumar.org/mmcisma/index.php, https://explore.woldumar.org/forms/donate-to-mmcisma

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