Michigan Lake & Stream Associations

This web page is presented by Michigan Lake and Stream Associations, Inc. (MLSA). This state wide Association, organized in 1961, is a non-profit corporation comprised of individuals and associations who desire to conserve and improve Michigan's lakes, rivers and streams, and their watersheds, and the Great Lakes, and to protect and promote the wise use of Michigan's Water resources.

Our purpose is to encourage and support all sorts of riparian property owners, lake, stream, and watershed associations, legislative bodies and agencies of local and state government and the general public to maintain "swimable" and "fishable" waters and to prevent the contamination of groundwater aquifers and their sources.

Central Office Address
Michigan Lake and Stream Association, Inc. 306 E. Main St. Stanton, MI 48888 swagner@mlswa.org 989-831-5100 / 989-831-5190	The Michigan Riparian Magazine 304 E. Main St. Stanton, MI 48888 989-831-5100 / 989-831-5190

Important New Lake Publication!

Michigan Lake & Stream Associations, Inc. (ML&SA) is pleased to announce the release of its new publication “Michigan Lake Associations – The Nuts and Bolts” authored by Grand Rapids attorney Cliff Bloom (legal counsel for The Michigan Riparian magazine, ML&SA, and the Michigan Waterfront Alliance).

This publication is a well-written, easily understood manual, which includes everything you ever wanted to know about Michigan lake associations. Topics in the booklet include how to form and maintain a lake association, conducting meetings, lobbying local governments, weed treatments, special assessment districts, dues, statutory lake boards and many other association and waterfront issues.

Price:

MLSA is offering this new publication at the incredibly low price:

One copy - $15.00 plus $3.50 S/H (for a total of $18.50 each)
Three or more copies - $12.00 each plus $3.50 S/H (for a total of $15.50 each).

Questions? Call the office at 989-831-5100.

How to Order:

Order form (pdf format)
Order form (MS Word format) **Save this file on your computer and it can be used to electronically complete your order form

Make payment to Michigan Lake & Stream Associations and mail your check with the order form to:

ML&SA
306 East Main Street
Stanton, Michigan 48888

Attorney Writes - The 2000 Baum Case Decision Disaster

Clifford H. Bloom, Esq.
Law Weathers
800 Bridgewater Place
333 Bridge Street, N.W.
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504-5320

State of Michigan Court of Appeals - Baum Family Trust Decision

MLSA Conferences

49th Annual Conference
Radisson Hotel Lansing
April 30th & May 1st 2010

Save the dates! The ML&SA 49th Annual Conference promises to be our biggest and best ever! Join us at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Lansing as we again celebrate and explore Michigan’s most valuable natural treasures – our inland lakes and streams. Whether you are a riparian property owner, a lake and stream manager, natural resources educator, or an avid outdoor sports enthusiast - this conference offers an excellent opportunity to learn more about our magnificent freshwater resources and meet old friends and colleagues in our state’s capital. Visit this website later this year for additional information and 49th Annual Conference registration information.

2010 Annual Conference - Information and Registration Forms

2009 Regional Fall Conferences - Schedules will be posted in the Regional News

Other Conferences

Schedules will be posted when new conferences become available.

Lake & Stream Leaders Institute

The 2009 program involved five sessions of classroom learning and field work. The first session was held on May 16, 2009 at the Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center on Higgins lake . The next three sessions were held on July 30, 31, and August 1, 2009 at Kellogg Biological Station near Kalamazoo. The last session and graduation dinner was held at the Bengel Wildlife Center in Bath on October 2, 2009.

MLSA Information

About MLSA
What is MLSA?
History of MLSA
What does MLSA do?
What are the benefits of membership in MLSA?
Applying for membership in MLSA
MLSA Organization Chart
Who's Who in MLSA (**Updated 1/8/2009)

Other Information

Planning and Zoning Center is an instrument for local government and state-wide education, training, and consulting in the arena of community planning and land use issues.

Information on Swimmers Itch

Information from the 2/6/2009 Botulism Coordination Meeting and Information about the Botulism Plague

Lake & Stream - Science & Management

An outstanding website created by the U. S. EPA - learn about the watershed you live in

Earn a free certificate of on-line training in watershed management from the United States Environmental Protection Agency

A well written and easy to understand explanation of watersheds, lake and stream ecology and water quality

MSU's Institute of Water Research - Explore the interesting and very useful world of digital watershed mapping

Discover affordable and attractive methods of minimizing the amount of storm water runoff and associated pollutants generated by your lake or stream property

Read an outstanding report written by the MDNR on managing Michigan’s inland lake resources

Find out about lake and fish friendly
alternatives for managing your inland lake
shoreline

Learn about the aquatic invasive species that have profoundly altered the ecosystems of our Great Lakes, inland lakes and streams

Find out what our friends in Wisconsin are doing to manage their inland lakes

Lake Classifications - Part 1

Lake Classifications - Part 2

A Field Guide to Underwater Aquatic Plants of the Great Lakes - a web site dedicated to aquatic plants found in the great lakes, by Donald W. Schloesser and converted for the Web by Timothy J. Fiest

Aquatic Nuisance Species

Asian Carp Information -- To sign Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox's on-line petition encouraging the federal government to take more aggressive action in preventing Asian Carp from entering the Great Lakes Ecosystem and to learn more about this imminent threat to Michigan's fresh water resources, please visit http://www.stopasiancarp.com

DEQ Press Release (6/10/2009) -- Michigan promotes clean boats, clean waters through Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week

Information on the VHS Virus in Michigan (4/25/2008)

DNR Press Release (8/20/2009) - DNR Confirms VHS in Baseline Lake (Washtenaw County) and Lake St. Clair

Watercraft Disinfection Stations

Watercraft Disinfection Stations - Updated Information (3/23/2009)

DNR Press Release (3/31/2009) - New volunteer effort is underway to provide disinfection stations at boat launches

Michigan Riparian Law Updates

Cliff Bloom has written several articles on the laws that are important to Riparian owners. Latest update: September 30th, 2009.

In addition to the regular articles by Cliff Bloom, Opinion 7211 from Mike Cox, the Michigan Attorney General has been added. This opinion is in regards to permissible "public uses" of platted roads ending at the shore of a lake. (Posted 2/3/08)

ML&SA road end position paper

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)

External Links - Helpful Topics

Links to articles that may be of interest to riparian owners

April 2, 2009: The MDEQ compiled a question and answer document in response to requests for information regarding Michigan's Wetland Program (operated by the MDEQ Land and Water Management Division) and potential changes to the program currently under consideration (i.e. relinquishing the program to the federal government).

Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program (CLMP)

Michigan’s Lakes - Ours To Protect !

Enrollment for the 2010 MiCorps

Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program

Begins in Early October

Contact Jean Roth (989-257-3715)

http://www.micorps.net

2009 CLMP Spring Phosphorus Results- Now Available

2008 CLMP Annual Report

For more information about the CLMP program, link to the MiCorps CLMP site.

MiCorps Online Newsletter: MiCorps now publishes an online newsletter (The MiCorps Monitor) that is full of updates and information on the activities and individuals in the MLSA, the MDEQ, and MiCorps.

Regional News & Alliance

Check your region for the fall seminars
Regional News
Michigan Waterfront Alliance

Association Web Sites

Visit MLSA Association Web Sites
(Find out about our Web Hosting Services too!)

Sponsors

Corporate Sponsors (Updated 10/15/2009)

      Riparian News

Michigan Riparian Magazine (Now ON-LINE, the "searchable" Riparian Magazine)

MLSA/MWA Newsletter

Feb 2007 MWA Newsletter
Feb 2007 MLSA Newsletter
Nov 2006 MWA Newsletter
Nov 2006 MLSA Newsletter
Aug 2006 MWA Newsletter
Aug 2006 MLSA Newsletter
Impact of CAFOs
Feb 2005 Letter to Members
Aug 2004 Newsletter
May 2004 Newsletter
Feb 2004   Newsletter
Nov 2003-Pg 1 Newsletter
Nov 2003 Pg 2-4 Newsletter
Nov 2003-Pg 5-7 Newsletter

Pages listed above are all in PDF format. To get the latest reader click on the Icon below.

MLSA E-Newsletters (New July 2009)

July 2009
No August 2009 Issue
September 2009
October 2009
November 2009
December 2009
January 2010

Michigan Lake and Stream Associations, Inc. is interested in receiving your comments and sharing that feedback with us. We also invite any questions that you may have about the organization or, more generally, about Lakes, Streams, or Watersheds with which our membership might be able to help.

For General Information relating to Michigan Lake & Stream Associations, please send email to info@mlswa.org
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