WHAT IS SAGINAW BAY CISMA?
​Saginaw Bay CISMA (SB-CISMA) is a framework of collaborative communities working to cooperatively manage the environmental and economic impacts of these invasive species. With the help of our partners - public, private, and not-for-profit organizations. SB-CISMA fights invasive species by working with the public to identify, treat, and eradicate infestations. We provide education to the public on invasive species issues and technical assistance for land managers to treat invasive species using economic and environmentally sound best practice management techniques.
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 WHY INVASIVE SPECIES?
The Saginaw Bay Watershed is the largest watershed in the State of Michigan and one of the largest freshwater watersheds in the world.  Unfortunately, it has also been highly impacted by agriculture, development and invasive species infestations. After habitat loss, invasive species is the largest danger to threatened and endangered species. Much of the Saginaw Bay Watershed that once provided habitat for threatened and endangered species is now unavailable due to the introduction of non-native invasive species. Invasive species cause significant dollars in damage throughout the Saginaw Bay area every year. Often public funds are used to remedy invasive species issues. 
WHAT IS A CISMA? 
Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs) are partnerships of federal, state, and local government agencies, tribes, individuals, and various interested groups that manage invasive species (or weeds) in a defined area.
​In Michigan, 22 CISMAs manage invasive species in the upper and lower peninsula. ​Saginaw Bay CISMA was founded in 2017 under the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program (MISGP), encompassing 16 counties within the Saginaw Bay Watershed. In 2019, the Saginaw Bay CISMA was split up into 3 distinct CISMAs: GiLLs CISMA, Central Michigan CISMA, and the new Saginaw Bay CISMA. Since our restart in 2019, we have been providing invasive species information and partnership opportunities for 6 counties in the Saginaw Bay Region: Arenac, Bay, Huron, Saginaw, Sanilac and Tuscola. Based out of the Arenac Conservation District, Saginaw Bay CISMA is committed to providing the best invasive species education and management to residents of the Saginaw Bay Watershed. ​
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