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Reminder: Leave your Leaves!

Reminder: Leave your Leaves!

by Communications Committee | Apr 17, 2025 | Education, Guardian Tips, News, Watershed Trivia

Reminder – leave the leaves! Don’t rush to tidy your yard – native pollinators are still hibernating in last season’s leaves and stems. According to Michigan State University Extension, it’s best to wait until temperatures are consistently above 50°F. Your...
GLA Tends the Rare Michigan Monkeyflower

GLA Tends the Rare Michigan Monkeyflower

by Communications Committee | Apr 17, 2025 | Education, News, Watershed Trivia

Did you know that the Glen Lake Association helps to preserve and protect the rarest flower in Michigan? Michigan monkeyflower (MMF) only grows in Michigan and is on the federal endangered species list. This beautiful little yellow flower is extremely rare, with only...
Meet the Birds of Our Watershed: Common Loon

Meet the Birds of Our Watershed: Common Loon

by Communications Committee | Apr 17, 2025 | Education, News, Watershed Trivia

Birds have been referred to as “bellwethers of watershed health” because they respond to basic changes in landscape and habitat conditions.Roger Tory Peterson, an American naturalist who published many books about birds and garnered multiple awards in his field, once...
Meet the Birds of our Watershed: Bald Eagle

Meet the Birds of our Watershed: Bald Eagle

by Communications Committee | Apr 17, 2025 | Education, News, Watershed Trivia

Birds have been referred to as “bellwethers of watershed health” because they respond to basic changes in landscape and habitat conditions.Roger Tory Peterson, an American naturalist who published many books about birds and garnered multiple awards in his field, once...
Joe Blondia: Phosphorous Levels in Glen Lake

Joe Blondia: Phosphorous Levels in Glen Lake

by Communications Committee | Apr 9, 2025 | Education, News, Watershed Trivia

The ice has melted on Glen Lake and spring turnover is in process. This is an important time of year because when the ice melts, the water becomes 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 degrees Fahrenheit) sinks, and turns the water column over, which includes turning over the...
Joe Blondia: Our Lakes Turn Over Twice per Year

Joe Blondia: Our Lakes Turn Over Twice per Year

by Communications Committee | Apr 2, 2025 | Education, News, Watershed Trivia

Just like animals come out of hibernation in the spring, lakes come out of hibernation also. There has been ice on our lakes all winter, so sunlight has not been able to get through the ice to let plants photosynthesize and produce oxygen, and waves aren’t...
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