Lake St. Clair
Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
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The Lake St. Clair (LSC) Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) was established in Macomb and St. Clair counties through the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program in 2015. The LSC CISMA is a collaborative effort to enhance ecosystem functions and enrich ecosystem services through invasive species prevention, detection, management, and outreach. All of this is achieved through the actions of a full time Director collaborating with LSC CISMA partners, including its fiduciary since 2018 Six Rivers Land Conservancy.
The LSC CISMA goals are to:
1) Prevent the spread of invasive species and reduce their environmental and economic impacts
2) Detect invasive species occurrences to guide management, outreach, and restoration
3) Educate citizens and practitioners on invasive species issues, impacts, and more!
Invasive species are organisms that are not native and whose introduction causes harm, or is likely to cause harm to Michigan’s economy, environment, wildlife, and/ or human health. Economic impacts of invasive species include reduced property values, degradation of infrastructure, public safety hazards, and loss of land use. Environmental impacts of invasive species include loss of biodiversity, loss of habitat, and altered nutrient cycles, hydrology, and topographies.
Report suspect sightings here!
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Interested in becoming a partner of the LSC CISMA? Partnerships are open to local governmental units (townships, cities, villages, county, etc.), non-for-profit organizations, volunteers, and/ or universities. Benefits to partners of the LSC CISMA include:
Involvement in projects funded through local, state, and federal initiatives
Free outreach, trainings, workshops, and presentations customized for target audiences
Access to outreach materials (brochures, posters, etc.)
Cost share treatments for Macomb County road right-of-ways
Assistance in conducting monitoring, surveys, treatment, restoration, events, and education
Interested in becoming more involved with CISMA volunteer work? Join us and express your strengths! Volunteer opportunities can vary depending on your desires and range from helping learn how to identify, map, and control invasive species to providing education and outreach about invasive species and their impacts.
Treatment Maps
Event Schedule
Relevant News
Six Rivers Land Conservancy & Lake St. Clair CISMA receive grant to fund invasive species control (April 2021)
Michigan Joins USDA in Invasive Species Awareness Campaign to Protect State’s Agriculture, Natural Resources (April 2021)
Invasive aquatic invasive species discovered in Macomb County (Channel 7 News, October 2020)
State grants engage public in fight against invasive species (Metromode, January 2020)
Phragmites in Macomb County roads to be treated this month (C&G Newspapers, September 2019)
WHY CONTROLLING AND REMOVING PHRAGMITES IN MACOMB COUNTY MATTERS (Make Macomb Your Home, August 2019)
PHRAGMITES CONTROL AND REMOVAL ALONG MACOMB COUNTY ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAYS TO TAKE PLACE IN SEPTEMBER (Make Macomb Your Home, August 2019)
Phragmites affect southeast Michigan more than anywhere else (C&G Newspapers, August 2019)
STW Invasive Species (Shelby TV, 2019)
From dirty word to popular placemaker: Reclaiming the Clinton River (Metromode, 2019)
How the Lake St. Clair Region is Addressing Invasive Species (Make Macomb Your Home, 2019)
Grant Money to Aid in Battle Against Invasive Species (C and G Newspapers, 2019)
Invasive Reed Poses Challenge to Habitat Project (Times Herald, 2018)
Oakland University presents Phragmites to Washington Township Trustees (WBRW TV, 2018)
Resources
General Invasive species (IS) information
Field Identification Guide to Invasive Plants in Michigan’s Natural Communities
Midwest Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN) Training Modules
Map & Report Invasive Species using the MISIN cell-phone application or online
Lake St. Clair CISMA Strategic Management Plan
Waste Management’s Invasive Plant Disposal
Michigan’s Citizens Guide to IS Disposal
EDD Maps - Invasive Species Range Shifts due to Climate Change
2020 Invasive Species Summit Highlights & Useful Links
Reporting Invasive Species video recording
Invasive Species that Impact Trees video recording
Emerging and Established Aquatic Invasive Species video recording
2021 Recording of Invasive Species Training for Field Staff
Useful Links Document from Invasive Species Training for Field Staff
2021 Recording of Spring Invasive Species Summit
Useful Links Document from Spring Invasive Species Summit
State campaigns
Reduce Invasive Pet and Plant Escapes (RIPPLE)
Midwest Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN)
Restoration
Landscaping with Native Plants to Ward off Invasives & Benefit Wildlife-Homeowner’s Guide
Restoring Natural Areas to Prevent Secondary Invasions - A Land Manager’s Guide
Phragmites
Tips for “cutting to drown” and “effective spading” of Phragmites
A Guide to the Control & Management of Invasive Phragmites
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) website on Phragmites
SEMCOG Spotlight on Invasive Species: Phragmites Video
Contact Us
Lake St. Clair CISMA Director: Amanda Ruffini
Email: CISMA@macombgov.org
Phone: 248-504-4315
Office Location: Macomb County Administration Building (1 S Main St. Mount Clemens, MI 48043)
COVID Office Hours: Please contact the CISMA Director via email or phone to schedule an office visit.
Acknowledgments
The Lake St. Clair CISMA is funded by the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program (Michigan.gov/Invasives).
