October 19, 2023
Recently, the Friends of the St. Clair River and their many volunteers installed their new native plant gardens at the Thumb Coast Watershed Center in St. Clair.
October 16, 2023
Step aside beech bark disease, there’s a new cowboy in town! Who is this cowboy? Beech leaf disease, or Litylenchus crenatae ssp. mccannii.
January 3, 2023
I feel so lucky to have been chosen as one of two 2022 summer interns with Friends of the St. Clair River, and even luckier to […]
January 3, 2023
You may have heard the name Winter Stonefly before, but unless you’re digging around in the bottom of a river in the dead of winter, odds […]
September 8, 2022
Long before there were supermarkets, farmers markets, CSAs, farm stands and fast-food restaurants, humans relied on the age-old practice of hunting and gathering. Without a sense of entitlement to immediate and bountiful culinary gratification, ancient peoples embodied an ethos of respect, gratitude and stewardship of the land that fed them, clothed them, and sheltered them from the harsh elements.
August 1, 2022
By: Sam Curley, Friends of the St. Clair River, Intern In whatever way I possibly can, nothing makes me feel better than connecting with nature and […]
July 14, 2022
I have lived in the Blue Water Area of Michigan most of my life, so I have always felt a deep sense of connection to the land and waters here.
June 12, 2022
It’s almost over! The Spongy Moth frass, leaf fragments and large, hairy caterpillars will stop raining down on your head and home in the next few […]
June 12, 2022
Are creeping caterpillars spoiling your early summer fun or harming your trees? Spongy Moth caterpillars are making messes and gobbling tree leaves in many yards, parks […]
June 2, 2022
By: Alyssa Winters, Farm Bill Biologist, Blue Water Conservation District June 2023
May 25, 2022
A natural resource milestone was achieved in St. Clair County last week. After a 20 year hiatus, St. Clair County revived its Spongy Moth Suppression Program. […]
May 1, 2022
Opinion-Editorial by: Concepcion Gonzalez, S.M.R. and Veronica Blake, S.M.R. Friends of the St. Clair River periodically highlights guest editorial pieces. The content contained in guest articles […]