NotMISpecies webinar: How MDOT manages Michigan's highways

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Webinar: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 9-10 a.m.

Road Trippin’: How MDOT Manages Michigan’s Highways

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Whether you’re hitting the highway for work or pleasure, you may not notice the condition of road rights-of-way unless you end up on the roadside with car trouble. Fortunately, the folks at the Michigan Department of Transportation pay attention to every one of the nearly 10,000 miles of state highway. Join MDOT’s Carla Ahlschwede for “Road Trippin’: How MDOT Manages Michigan’s Highways”, as she shares how the department keeps our highways safe and the role it plays in managing invasive species along roadsides across the state.

A stand of invasive phragmites with tall seedheads rising above the native vegetation.

Join the NotMISpecies webinar series again on Thursday, March 27 at 9 a.m. for “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t! The Trick of Finding and Managing Invasive Lesser Celandine.” Katie Grzesiak, terrestrial invasive species coordinator with the Department of Natural Resources, explains the impacts, identification and management strategies for this invasive plant. Learn how to become a spring lesser celandine spotter on your next outdoor adventure.

This webinar series explores how agencies, universities and locally led organizations are working together to protect Michigan’s natural resources through the Michigan Invasive Species Program.