Grants totaling $30,000 have been awarded to four Michigan projects aimed at protecting and enhancing the water quality of Lake Huron, including a student-led effort to plant a rain garden at Harrisville Harbor. … More Lake Huron Forever Initiative Funds Water Quality Projects in Michigan, Ontario
Local partners who worked together on the restoration of Big Creek in 2021 joined forces with Huron Pines to reconnect another tributary of Higgins Lake this September. … More Grassroots Effort Restores Another Tributary of Higgins Lake
A dozen volunteers joined Huron Pines staff in installing 1,000 native plants near East Tawas State Dock Sept 17 to help filter stormwater runoff at one of Michigan’s most popular state harbors. See images from that morning here. … More Gallery: Planting for Healthy Water in East Tawas
Huron Pines stewardship staff and volunteers spent the morning of Aug 11 pulling invasive spotted knapweed from the dune shoreline of Lake Huron in an ongoing effort to restore habitat for the federally threatened Pitcher’s thistle. See photos from that workday here. … More Gallery: Protecting Rare Plants at Negwegon State Park
Registration is open for the international One Water Gathering on June 17 and 18, 2022 in Alpena. The two-day conference is bringing together professionals from both sides of Lake Huron to celebrate a sustainable future for our shared waters. … More Register Today for One Water Gathering
Join Huron Pines for a guided snowshoe hike through Hubbard Lake Preserve. … More Guided Snowshoe Hike at Hubbard Lake Preserve
Scenes from our guided snowshoe hike Feb 5 at Lake Huron Coastal Preserve in Alabaster Township south of Tawas. We were joined by 40 of our friends who came to explore the trails and get an update on the progress of our newest nature preserve. … More Gallery: Guided Hike at Lake Huron Coastal Preserve
Join Huron Pines and Alabaster Township for a guided snowshoe hike through Lake Huron Coastal Preserve. … More Guided Snowshoe Hike at Lake Huron Coastal Preserve
Join Huron Pines for a guided snowshoe hike through Emily Min Hunt Preserve. … More Guided Snowshoe Hike at Emily Min Hunt Preserve
Invasive phragmites, a reed grass capable of reaching 15 feet in height, can’t grow in water more than a few feet deep. Now that Lake Huron water levels are falling from record highs in 2020, dormant roots from drowned phragmites are coming back to life and sending up their towering shoots once more. … More Take on Invasives: Phragmites