Our volunteer frog-bit workday at Alpena Wildlife Sanctuary June 24 resulted in the removal of five city truckloads of invasive aquatic plants, keeping the waterways clear for recreation and wildlife. Thank you to all who volunteered. … More Gallery: Volunteers Pull Frog-bit From Alpena Wildlife Sanctuary
New grant funding from state agencies is assisting Huron Pines’ two Invasive Species Networks (ISNs) in efforts to prevent, detect and manage invasive plants on land and water across 11 counties of Northeastern Lower Michigan. … More Invasive Species Networks Awarded $120k in State Support
Huron Pines AmeriCorps members and staff were among 25 volunteers working in chest-deep water to remove invasive cattail from Alpena Wildlife Sanctuary on Friday, June 25. They joined community volunteers, wetland restoration crew from Loyola University, and board members for the sanctuary and Thunder Bay River Center in clearing narrow-leaf cattail from the kayak launch … More Gallery: Cutting Cattail at Alpena Wildlife Sanctuary
On May 22, a fleet of a dozen Huron Pines AmeriCorps members took to the Alpena Wildlife Sanctuary by kayak for training on how to identify and locate European frog-bit. The trip preceded an effort June 25 to remove frog-bit and narrow-leaf cattails within the sanctuary. … More Gallery: Surveying for Frog-Bit in Alpena Wildlife Sanctuary