The Aquatic Invasive Species State Management Plan plan outlines actions for implementation as well as maintaining and enhancing existing efforts to prevent the introduction of new AIS, prevent the dispersal of AIS, detect and respond to new invaders, and minimize the harmful effects of AIS in Michigan waters.
The plan was approved by the federal Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force on June 17, 2013:
In 2002, Michigan prepared an update to the original 1996 plan:
Michigan's first Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Species State Management Plan was approved in 1996 under the auspices of the National Invasive Species Act. The purpose of this plan is to outline an implementation strategy for aquatic nuisance species control in the State of Michigan and provide direction to the Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Natural Resources and the Office of the Great Lakes for achieving the objectives of the National Invasive Species Act. At the time, it was among the first state management plans in the nation approved by the federal Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
The TIS State Management Plan provides guidance to the state of Michigan and its broad network of invasive species partners for TIS management. The program is cooperatively implemented by the Michigan Departments of Agriculture & Rural Development, Environmental Quality and Natural Resources.
In 2009, the Michigan Natural Features Inventory, through a contract with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, completed an assessment of the status of invasive plants in Michigan and developed a strategy to address their negative impacts to wildlife. This strategy was written before Michigan had a state-wide network of cooperative invasive species management areas (CISMAs) or the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program and therefore may be outdated when referring to specific species or locations. However, many resources, recommendations, and strategies are still applicable today.
