Lake St. Clair

Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area

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www.lakestclaircisma.com

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.

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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.