Dr. Mike Booth

Join the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society for $10 to save $25 on registration: michigan.fisheries.org/about/join-u...

Learn the basics of aquatic vegetation ecology and identification in this 1-day workshop held on the campus of Michigan State University, instructed by Jeremy Hartsock, Erick Elgin (Michigan State University Extension), and Billy Keiper (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy). Participants will learn to identify submerged and floating vegetation common to lakes throughout Michigan. Special emphasis will be placed on vegetation types relevant to lake management, including invasive species. Hands-on identification practice will be made possible through the use of freshly collected specimens. Pizza lunch will be provided, and you will receive a copy of Aquatic Plants of the Upper Midwest by Paul Skawinski.

For more information visit https://shorturl.at/QXZ8k Registration for lodging can be made at https://shorturl.at/FzlyT Cost: $20 for students, $75 for MIAFS members, $100 for non members

There are still spaces available in this Aquatic Plant Identification workshop on August 13 at Michigan State University! Register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Learn aquatic plants of Michigan from some of our best!

Come join the MU Limnology Lab as the new field manager! To apply for this position, please visit the MU web site at hrs.missouri.edu/find-a-job/s... and look for job opening ID 56749.

Extensive multi-species hybridization between Leuciscidae minnow species Anthropogenic disturbances can disrupt ecosystems and alter species population dynamics. Interspecific hybridization is common between genetically related organisms, especially once reproductive barri...

I'm thrilled to share more cool fish genetics, led by former MSc student Amanda Meuser, and with former student Amy Pitura and collaborator @erynmcfarlane.bsky.social. This one is about minnow hybrids!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A hand holds a spiral-bound booklet entitled, "Aquatic invasive plants: A field guide for Michigan lakes, streams, and ponds", published by Michigan State University Extension. An illustration of Eurasian watermilfoil decorates the cover.

Our new field guide just arrived from the printer! So happy. Can't wait it to get it into people's hands!

(If you just can't wait to see what's inside, it's already available online: www.canr.msu.edu/resources/aq...)

#MacrophyteMonday

United States of Fish Impress your friends and family at your next cookout with facts about the officially-designated state/province fish of Canada and the U.S.

Be the coolest catfish at the cookout this weekend by sharing esoteric fish facts with your friends and family - a throwback to my Fisheries Blog post about official state (and provincial) fishes thefisheriesblog.com/2022/07/04/u...

Two smiling men on a boat holding a rake overflowing with invasive Eurasian watermilfoil.

You know that invasive plants are bad for our lakes. But do you know how to identify them? Do you know there's a Michigan program where you can learn to identify them, how to find them, and how to report them? It's the Exotic Aquatic Plant Watch! #MacrophyteMonday

www.micorps.net/wp-content/u...

a dragonfly perched on a hand wearing pink nailpolish

Do you fish in freshwater? Please share or/and complete our survey gathering data on observations of insects for our study on aquatic insect population declines! The link to our survey is here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VXLMY89. Please share if you know anyone who might be interested in participating!

Hey Michiganders! Want to REALLY get to know your aquatic plants? Join two of my favorite macrophyte maniacs for this workshop, hosted by the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society! #MacrophyteMonday

Does anyone know if a DIDSON cable can work with an ARIS?

Wrapping up your PhD? I’m planning to hire a postdoc in the next few months (start date flexible). Will start formally advertising soon, but you heard it here first!! Possible research topics include - critical zone hydrology, agricultural water quality, SW-GW interactions. Reach out if interested!

A little tetra fish painting to brighten your Friday!

#teamfish #sciart

Check it - A Tomelleri & Troll Fish show is being held at Volland, A Place for Art & Community in the heart of the beautiful Flint Hills in Kansas. Show is part of an event called Fish Wizards: vollandfoundation.org/fish-wizards-2… There are still tickets for Sunday's fish expedition at the creek.

This is so awesome, I'm tempted to drive to KS for it!

Promotional graphic for the MiCorps AIS Detection Blitz. Text reads: Your Photos Can Help Track Michigan’s Aquatic Invaders! Heading out on the water during the July 4th holiday week? Keep your phone handy! From June 28 - July 6, the Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps), a statewide community science network that tracks what's happening beneath the surface of Michigan’s lakes and rivers, is hosting an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Detection Blitz. Ever heard of a detection blitz? Think of it as a community-wide treasure hunt, except you're spotting aquatic invasive species! It's easy to help - if you see an unfamiliar aquatic plant, a strange critter, or even something you have heard about (like zebra mussels or Eurasian watermilfoil), snap a quick photo using the free iNaturalist app. Your photos turn everyday nature observations into valuable scientific data, helping scientists and natural resource managers quickly identify and track potential threats in our waters. How to Participate: Download the free iNaturalist app and create an account. Join the "MiCorps AIS Detection Blitz" project in the app. Snap and upload your photos anytime during the event dates- no special ID skills needed! Let's see what we can discover together!

Sign up now to be part of our Michigan-wide Aquatic Invasive Species bioblitz! Help build the biggest-ever snapshot of invasions statewide to support research and management.
www.micorps.net/events/micor...

Such a cool and impactful program - our unit in Michigan was just opened at the request of the state in 2023 to help them address pressing state and regional fisheries and wildlife issues!

A drawing of a branching green plant-like macroalga (large algae).

Do you know this freshwater species?

#MacrophyteMonday

We just used a cheap usb-c powered monitor connected to the laptop. Price was right and pretty foolproof.

Three volunteers conduct macroinvertebrate stream sampling in 2023.

Want to learn more about a nearby stream or river? Do you care about how clean the waters around you are? Do you like bugs?

If you're in Michigan, check out these opportunities to join a volunteer stream monitoring event near you!

www.michigan.gov/egle/newsroo...

@tkingfisher.com seems up your alley!

Gar Hole Records The official website and store of Gar Hole Records

@solomonrdavid.bsky.social I found your record label: garholerecords.com?srsltid=AfmB...

An in progress illustration of a Black Swallower fish. This fish lives in the deep sea and is brown to black in color with a long, thin body. It has a pretty large eye and very large mouth that leads to a stomach that can extend to several times its regular size, sometimes even becoming partly transparent. This allows the fish to eat prey larger than itself. In this illustration, I added some colorful Easter eggs in its stomach to fit with the Sunday Fish Sketch theme.

Have been working on an illustration of Chiasmodon niger and decided to modify it a bit to fit today's #SundayFishSketch theme.

A female volunteer in a baseball cap and sunglasses leans over the side of a pontoon boat in a lake wiht a rake full of aquatic plants.

Join us for a webinar! "What Lies Beneath: Detecting Invasive Plants in Michigan Lakes" - presented by our own Erick Elgin and @jolatimore.bsky.social along with volunteers who participate in our MiCorps Exotic Aquatic Plant Watch. May 28, 9 AM ET. www.michigan.gov/egle/outreac... #invasivespecies

Bumping to the Fishes! and Science feeds.🐟🧪

A work in progress illustration of a Devil's Hole Pupfish

I've been wanting to draw a Devil's Hole Pupfish for a few years now, and finally started the illustration.

#SundayFishSketch #SciArt

An ink and watercolor octopus of many shades of teal, red and brown on white background

7 sea turtle species painting with ink and watercolor on white background

A watercoloe illustration of a Black woman diving in the ocean facing a giant octopus peeking out from around the coral reef in multiple colors of yellow, purple, pink.

A sawfish swimming in an abstract ocean with the sun shining above painted in gouache

Hello #portfolioday! Here's some of my work as a wildlife illustrator

A full-colour proof of an interpretive panel about the fish and other animals that live in Manitoba's Assiniboine River titled Below the Surface. It divides the river up into the Littoral zone near shore, the pelagic zone in the middle and the benthic zone at the bottom. The the littoral zone are northern pike, yellow perch, and leopard frogs. The pelagic zone has walleye, channel catfish, phytoplankton, zooplankton and emerald shiners. There are burbot, mussels, tube worms and mayfly nymphs in the benthic zone. Rock bass and longnose dace live in the riffles near shore. The bottom of the panel talks about the reintroduction of lake sturgeon to the river.

A poster titled Bees and Beyond - Woodland Pollinators. It is a complex and colourful illustration of plants and their pollinators. On the left we have red columbine pollinated by a ruby-throated hummingbird. There are also purple harebells, wild strawberries and downy yellow violets. There is a yellow and black hover fly on the strawberries.

A coloured pencil drawing of an Eastern chipmunk sitting on a log. The log has not been coloured in yet.

An acrylic painting of a short-eared owl floating over an open field in early spring. Snow patches break up the yellow grasses in the foreground.

Happy #PortfolioDay!

I'm Heather, an interpretive planner, writer, and illustrator. I work in all sorts of media, both traditional and digital. If you're looking for interpretive panels, diagrams, illustrations, or digitally painted murals, I'd love to chat. I also teach online classes.

Indeed, she always gave great talks on that work in my grad student seminar course!

Sent you a message with contact info, but in case it doesn't go through, reach out to the Benoit lab at University of Cincinnati, they may be able to help or at least point you in the right direction.