I love this new article by my colleagues Erick Elgin and Jeremy Hartsock... learn about the Wild West of watermilfoils!

MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams@msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · 3w ago

Worried about watermilfoil? We just published a guide to the common milfoils of Michigan lakes. There are more heroes than villains! www.canr.msu.edu/news/the-mil... #invasivespecies #EurasianWatermilfoil

Worried about watermilfoil? We just published a guide to the common milfoils of Michigan lakes. There are more heroes than villains! www.canr.msu.edu/news/the-mil... #invasivespecies #EurasianWatermilfoil

Also for the first time ever, we have kid sizes for this one. We're supposed to hit a 36 kid-shirt-minimum, and are definitely not there yet, so anyone who orders a kid shirt, I will be very appreciative.

Lansing-area folks! Rain gardens - even small ones - can intercept runoff before it leads to flooding or pollution of streams and lakes. Learn how to create your own rain garden at the free workshop we're co-hosting! June 1, 6-8 pm. www.canr.msu.edu/events/how-t...

There are still a few spots available in our two-day Aquatic Plant Identification Course at MSU's Kellogg Biological Station! Come join us as we take a deep dive into aquatic plant life in the field and classroom, June 17-18. www.canr.msu.edu/news/explore... @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social

After about 5 years (!) of keeping secrets, I am so excited that Disney Pixar's Hoppers is finally coming out on March 6th! Back in 2021, Pixar emailed me asking if I could give a talk about my research to their employees. Then another talk. And another. 📸 Disney/Jesse Grant/Getty Images

The deadline is fast approaching to sign up for our online Introduction to Lakes course. January 27 at 5 pm is when the boat leaves the dock! We hope you can join us, and help us spread the word.

periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides

Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille Institute

Read easier with Atkinson Hyperlegible Font, crafted for low-vision readers. Download for free and enjoy clear letters and numbers on your computer!

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We are currently accepting applications for a Ph.D. student to start in 2026. If you find this paper interesting (journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...), come help us take the next step! Application information can be found here: www.wagnerlabmsu.com/lab-info.html.

Not all who meander are lost: migrating sea lamprey follow river thalwegs to facilitate safe and efficient passage upstream

Highlighted Article: Migrating sea lamprey appear to use a novel mechanism, hydrostatic pressure-guided rheotaxis, to follow river thalwegs and achieve safe and efficient upstream passage through shal...

journals.biologists.com

Jeremy Hartsock and Erick Elgin from our team recently co-led an educational event on Tawas Lake, highlighting the extraordinary biological richness of this shallow lake. Along with rare birds and diverse wildlife, the lake is home to our largest bed of wild rice. www.mlive.com/environment/...

Prairie above, forest below: Tawas Lake is home to Michigan’s largest wild rice bed

Tawas Lake is known for fishing, birdwatching, and its aquatic biodiversity.

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Our #paddlefish and #native #nongame technician job is NOW OPEN! Please share widely. Taking apps until 9/7 www.wildlifedepartment.com/about/career...

The Zotero browser plugins + its integration with RStudio & Quarto is game changing quarto.org/docs/get-sta...

Tutorial: Authoring – Quarto

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TerynceRecherche@terynce.com · 12mo ago

And everything goes into the citation manager. If you're saving it, put it in Zotero, Mendeley, Endnote, or your manager of choice.

Join the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society for $10 to save $25 on registration: michigan.fisheries.org/about/join-u...

There are still spaces available in this Aquatic Plant Identification workshop on August 13 at Michigan State University! Register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Learn aquatic plants of Michigan from some of our best!

MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams@msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · last yr.

There are still spaces available in this Aquatic Plant Identification workshop on August 13 at Michigan State University! Register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Come join the MU Limnology Lab as the new field manager! To apply for this position, please visit the MU web site at hrs.missouri.edu/find-a-job/s... and look for job opening ID 56749.

I'm thrilled to share more cool fish genetics, led by former MSc student Amanda Meuser, and with former student Amy Pitura and collaborator @erynmcfarlane.bsky.social. This one is about minnow hybrids! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Extensive multi-species hybridization between Leuciscidae minnow species

Anthropogenic disturbances can disrupt ecosystems and alter species population dynamics. Interspecific hybridization is common between genetically related organisms, especially once reproductive barri...

biorxiv.org

Our new field guide just arrived from the printer! So happy. Can't wait it to get it into people's hands! (If you just can't wait to see what's inside, it's already available online: www.canr.msu.edu/resources/aq...) #MacrophyteMonday

Be the coolest catfish at the cookout this weekend by sharing esoteric fish facts with your friends and family - a throwback to my Fisheries Blog post about official state (and provincial) fishes thefisheriesblog.com/2022/07/04/u...

United States of Fish

Impress your friends and family at your next cookout with facts about the officially-designated state/province fish of Canada and the U.S.

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You know that invasive plants are bad for our lakes. But do you know how to identify them? Do you know there's a Michigan program where you can learn to identify them, how to find them, and how to report them? It's the Exotic Aquatic Plant Watch! #MacrophyteMonday www.micorps.net/wp-content/u...

Do you fish in freshwater? Please share or/and complete our survey gathering data on observations of insects for our study on aquatic insect population declines! The link to our survey is here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VXLMY89. Please share if you know anyone who might be interested in participating!

Hey Michiganders! Want to REALLY get to know your aquatic plants? Join two of my favorite macrophyte maniacs for this workshop, hosted by the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society! #MacrophyteMonday

MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams@msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · last yr.

1-Day Aquatic Plant Identification Workshop at MSU August 13! Join our Erick Elgin and Jeremy Hartsock to learn submerged and floating spp. Includes field guide and pizza lunch. Students $20 (5 FREE spots available!); $75 for MIAFS members, $100 others. shorturl.at/7OkEI #MacrophyteMonday

Does anyone know if a DIDSON cable can work with an ARIS?

Wrapping up your PhD? I’m planning to hire a postdoc in the next few months (start date flexible). Will start formally advertising soon, but you heard it here first!! Possible research topics include - critical zone hydrology, agricultural water quality, SW-GW interactions. Reach out if interested!

A little tetra fish painting to brighten your Friday! #teamfish #sciart

Check it - A Tomelleri & Troll Fish show is being held at Volland, A Place for Art & Community in the heart of the beautiful Flint Hills in Kansas. Show is part of an event called Fish Wizards: vollandfoundation.org/fish-wizards-2… There are still tickets for Sunday's fish expedition at the creek.

This is so awesome, I'm tempted to drive to KS for it!

Jeremy Tiemann@jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · last yr.

Check it - A Tomelleri & Troll Fish show is being held at Volland, A Place for Art & Community in the heart of the beautiful Flint Hills in Kansas. Show is part of an event called Fish Wizards: vollandfoundation.org/fish-wizards-2… There are still tickets for Sunday's fish expedition at the creek.

Sign up now to be part of our Michigan-wide Aquatic Invasive Species bioblitz! Help build the biggest-ever snapshot of invasions statewide to support research and management. www.micorps.net/events/micor...

Such a cool and impactful program - our unit in Michigan was just opened at the request of the state in 2023 to help them address pressing state and regional fisheries and wildlife issues!

MidSized-Rivers.bsky.social@midsized-rivers.bsky.social · last yr.

Fam — here’s a nice overview of the 43 nationwide Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Units, which have been a lasting model for wildlife research since the 1930s, created by wildlife science pioneers such as Aldo Leopold & Ding Darling. 🐟🦌🦆🦃🦎 Link: wildlifemanagement.institute/outdoor-news...

Do you know this freshwater species? #MacrophyteMonday