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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
