Top Stories

Sea lamprey lampricide effort set for Cass River, a day to educate the public included

  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will be treating lampreys in the middle Cass River in early June.

  The personnel will apply lampricides to the Cass River (Saginaw and Tuscola counties) to kill invasive sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom. Applications will be conducted Tuesday, June 2, through Thursday, June 11, in accordance with State of Michigan permits.

  Application dates are tentative and may be changed based upon local weather or stream conditions near the time of the treatment.

  At the same time, USFWS Supervisor Fish Biologist and Treatment Supervisor Lo Freitas is planning to set aside a day to educate the public about lamprey and their treatment.

  Tentatively, one day will be set aside between June 2-11 to set up an area near the Frankenmuth River Place Shops water falls.

  “Our of our key objectives is to strengthen the way we share information within the community. We would like to organize a streamside outreach ‘pop-up booth’ for one day in Frankenmuth, featuring live sea lamprey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff,” Freitas said.

  Freitas is working with the Cass River Greenway Committee, including Chairman Bob Zeilinger and Bill Zehnder to make this happen during the treatment.

  “My thought is that it would coincide with the treatment, when the stream water will appear yellow or green due to the lampricide,” Freitas explained.

  Monday, June 8, is the penciled-in date, however, an exact timeframe and location will be determined later this week........

......To read this complete story and other Upcoming Events in this week's Frankenmuth News, click on the "Subscribe" tab at the left or call (989-652-3246) to begin receiving your weekly copy of the Frankenmuth News.