Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network (ISN)
News and Updates
HWA Found in Leelanau CountyHemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) was confirmed in Northport this summer after a concerned private landowner contacted ISN. This adds another county to the 8 in Michigan that currently have active populations, and ISN's northernmost population.
Find out more about the discovery here. |
ISN is now a NonprofitISN legally transitioned to a a 501(c)3 Oct. 1st 2023. We are the first CISMA in the state to become a nonprofit! Exciting stuff!
This means new email addresses for staff, expanded grant eligibility, new office space (visit us at 3334 Veterans Drive A in Traverse City) & tax-deductible donations! |
ISN and Invasive Species in the Media
- Destructive hemlock woolly adelgid found in Western Antrim county (9&10 News)
- Invasive bug forces trail closure (Record Eagle)
- Another popular landscape shrub is headed to Pennslyvania's banned list (Penn Live)
- Callery Pear on List of Species Illonis Assessing as Invasive. Here's What That Means (WTTW News)
- Feel the Vibe: Study Shows Spotted Lanternflies Sense Acoustic Stimuli (Entomology Today)
- The Summer of Ticks (The Ticker)
- Invasive hemlock woolly adelgid found in northern Benzie County (Michigan DNR)
- NotMISpecies webinar series returns in New Year (Michigan DNR)
- Play Clean Snow? Winter is still a time to stop invasive species (PlayCleanGo)
- How non-native plants are contributing to a global insect decline (Yale Environment 360)
- Invasive, hyperbolically named vine makes first known appearance in Michigan (Western Michigan University Public Radio)
- Continued vigilance urged after dead lanternfly cases identified in Michigan (EGLE)