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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 22h

Can't eat 'em, beat 'em? Can this help us control some aquatic invaders?

Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm at the Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference. Speaker is a horticulture expert, promoting nice native garden plants. I wish I could spend more time on that, rather than pleading with people to stop killing native plants in lakes. The terrestrial convo is just different. #UMISC2026

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hydrology! Pathogen monitoring! Bug ID! Finding $$$! Community engagement tips and tricks! (I'm excited for this conference.)

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Wisconsin study: Herbicide treatments for invasive Eurasian watermilfoil in lakes harm native plants and may even intensify the impact of the invasion. Whole-lake treatments, most likely to control invasive plants, are also most likely to harm native plants. authors.elsevier.com/a/1nqx614Z6t...

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If you work on inland lakes in the Midwest, this tool is for you. One of my favorite new features - you can generate a detailed report with extensive ecological data and model results for any lake in the region in handy PDF format with just a click!

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The selected candidate will join our LakeCare team of folks from the State of Michigan, Michigan State University Extension, and Tribal natural resources staff.

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Job opportunity: Plan and manage conservation easement acquisitions that benefit inland lakes in northern Michigan. This contract position will be housed at the Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy. Review of applications started 9/18, so apply soon. www.uplandconservancy.org/join-our-team

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Join Our Team | UP Land Conservancy

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MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams @msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Webinar TODAY at noon: Learn about the proposed Michigan Water Trust Fund Act, which would collect revenue through royalties paid by bottled water companies to support Michigan's critical water needs. flowwateradvocates.org/mwtfa/

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Support the Michigan Water Trust Fund Act - Flow Water Advocates

Register now: MWTFA webinar on September 21 at Noon As Michiganders, we’re proud to call the Great Lakes our home, and that everyone can get out and enjoy our beautiful lakes and rivers. But even here...

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MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams @msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Webinar TODAY at noon: PFAS and you. Part of Michigan's PFAS Awareness Week. www.michigan.gov/pfasresponse...

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm late-night prepping for a conservation partnerships talk, and I just wrote in my notes about the importance of organizations finding "common gourd". Either I'm too tired, or...

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It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

For the sixteenth year: Welcome to autumn, fuckheads.

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

6 meetings on a Monday is far too many. Far. Too. Many.

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

There's a process that includes scientific assessment and engagement with growers and sellers. It can take a long time, for sure.

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Looking to replace an invasive species in your Michigan landscape or water garden? Here are some alternatives!

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MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams @msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program: General program and priority area information. Webinar also at 2:00 pm today. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams @msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🤷‍♀️❓🌿 Is this aquatic plant invasive? Get your hands on our NEW free-to-download identification cards for the invasive plants you're most likely to see in Michigan lakes, streams, and wetlands. Each card compares the invasive species with a similar native species. www.canr.msu.edu/news/is-this...

Images of the invasive species side of all 6 cards: curly-leaf pondweed, hydrilla, water hyacinth, starry stonewort, European frog-bit, Eurasian watermilfoil.

Images of the native species side of all 6 cards: Clasping-leaf pondweed, Common waterweed, muskgrass, white water lily, and northern watermilfoil. Water lettuce also appears, although invasive, because it appears on the reverse of invasive Water Hyacinth.

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I've really been enjoying using iNaturalist as a tool to motivate public engagement in aquatic invasive species detection. And given the growth of participation in year 2 of our effort, Michiganders enjoy it too!

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MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams @msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It's definitely water grants season here in Michigan! We just watched a webinar from EGLE on their "Watershed Council Grants" program - they seek to support organizations (not only councils) and their conservation and education activities. Proposals due Oct. 27: www.michigan.gov/egle/about/o...

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Funding available for lake projects!

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I care about Chara. Do you care about Chara? 🌿😍

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MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams @msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Guiding lake whitefish through troubled waters: The invasive quagga mussel has coincided with a signficant decline in whitefish populations in the Great Lakes. Learn about ongoing research to address the issue from Michigan EGLE: www.michigan.gov/egle/newsroo...

Illustration of a lake whitefish. Source: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

We often hear from folks who think they've caught a snakehead in Michigan. It's never a snakehead - it's nearly always a bowfin, or, occasionally, a burbot. Unfortunately, the fish often don't survive the encounter due to the misidentification. Check out this handy article to learn the differences!

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Interested in helping us take inland lake conservation in northern Michigan to the next level? Apply to be our newest team member! Article: "New LakeCare initiative expands MSU Extension's shoreline stewardship role in northern Michigan" www.canr.msu.edu/news/new-lak...

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Review of applications will begin August 31, 2026.

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Come work with us! This 1.5-year postdoc position with our Michigan State University team will lead lake & stream ecology research that is data-intensive & highly collaborative, as well as the translation of those results into action in partnership with communities. careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoc...

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Invasive species and pathogens spread along many of the same pathways. This work takes a critical look at that overlap and is developing actionable recommendations for hobbyists, retailers, distributors, and managers. It's exciting!

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Watersheds Canada @watersheds.ca · 31/07/2026

Meet the Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus)! Found near wetlands and rivers within 50 km of the Great Lakes, it's Ontario's only venomous snake. Habitat loss and persecution have made this species threatened and listed on Canada's Endangered Species List.

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Level unlocked! I lectured on a cruise ship crossing the Baltic Sea yesterday, on aquatic invasive species connections between the Baltic and the Great Lakes. It was the first time I've presented on a stage that was literally rocking! 😁⚓️

Selfie of the poster smiling and wearing a microphone on front of a cruise ship auditorium.

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

It was fun (and reassuring!) to see our ship's crew practicing in a lifeboat today.

A red lifeboat viewed from a cruise ship deck.

A red lifeboat approaches a lifesaving ring floating in the water.

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Job: Come work with me! Ready to turn your love for lakes into a career? Join the MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams as our new Inland Lakes Shoreline Educator! MS and experience with shoreline protection desired. Location: Upper Peninsula. careers.msu.edu. Search for posting # 1148258.

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The medieval walls of Visby, Sweden.

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I love this new article by my colleagues Erick Elgin and Jeremy Hartsock... learn about the Wild West of watermilfoils!

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MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams @msue-lakes-streams.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

That's a wrap on the 2026 MiCorps Aquatic Invasive Species Detection Blitz! Over 100 people submitted some really great observations this year, and we’re excited to see the final results. Before it gets too official, though, we had to share a few honorable mentions that didn’t quite make the cut...

Three panel image. First says "Watersmeet Lakeguards Invasive Species Control Coalition 'Milfoil Queen' float in a 4th of July parade - close enough" with an image of a woman dressed as milfoil riding in a boat covered with green cloth in a parade. Second panel says "mute swan decoys that almost made into the Blitz - spider lake" with two decoys floating among lily pads. Third panel says "Zebra mussel dupe! Lake Marjory" with a toy zebra laying in the grass.

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Would love to go there someday! Planned a visit a few years back, but there was a one-day federal government shutdown the day I was in the area. Hiked a lovely CA state park instead.

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Or sink in the mud, at times! 😁

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Jo Latimore @jolatimore.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I like the positivity! My inability to resist them is more like an ability to embrace them!

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