Six Rivers Land Conservancy was awarded two grants December 18, 2018 totaling $120,000 from the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program. Each grant will support a Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) coordinator based in a geographic region. Six Rivers is the fiduciary for the Lake St. Clair CISMA in Macomb and St. Clair counties and for the Oakland County CISMA. The two CISMA coordinators were hired this fall and can now continue their efforts into 2020. McKenzi Bergmoser … [Read more...]
Six Rivers Land Conservancy Receives Two Grants to Fund Invasive Species Control
January 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Paint Creek Trail Hires New Trail Manager
December 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The Paint Creek Trailways Commission, an intergovernmental agency that owns and operates the 8.9 mile recreational Paint Creek Trail, is proud to announce the hiring of Melissa Ford as the Paint Creek Trail’s new manager. Ford’s responsibilities as Trail Manager include overseeing the maintenance of the Trail, managing Trail development projects, grant administration, and leading updates of the Trail’s Recreation Master Plan. Ford replaces Kristen Myers, who served as the Trail’s manager … [Read more...]
The Art and Science of How to ID a Bee
March 11, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Researchers Learn the Art and Science of Bee Identification This past week, a group of 15 student and professional researchers from around the U.S. and Canada gathered at Oakland University (OU) for a training workshop on bee identification. Participants spent three days learning how to identify bee specimens from the Lasioglossum genus, a diverse genus of bees notoriously difficult for researchers to identify. The workshop was organized by Dr. … [Read more...]
