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Dear HLSIO supporter, As 2025 draws to an end, we want to share with you the latest update of your Swimmer’s Itch (SI) program. To control SI on Higgins Lake, it is critical to remove Mergansers from the lake. Unfortunately, there was a cancellation of relocation permits for all ducks across the country earlier this…

This is a short update and request for help from the Higgins Lake Swimmer’s Itch Organization (HLSIO). As we strive to maintain our success in managing Swimmer’s Itch (SI), we need your support. You can make a significant difference in our efforts to understand and mitigate Swimmer’s Itch in our beloved lake.As you know, HLSIO…

Dear HLSIO Supporter,The summer season has given way to the Holiday Season and we wanted to give you a wrap up of HLSIO 2024 activities. Let’s start with saying that in 2022 and 2023, the common merganser brood relocation program that we use to control Swimmers Itch on Higgins Lake was suspended by MI-DNR because…

A quick update about Swimmer’s Itch (SI) on Higgins Lake. Si remains relatively low although the reported cases have increased slightly from last year. we expected a slight uptick this summer as there were two Merganser broods on the lake last year the we were unable to relocate due to DNR restrictions. HLSIO conducted a…

The Higgins Lake Swimmer’s Itch Organization (HLSIO) is already on its way to a Happy NewYear. Early in January we received word that the suspension of our highly successful commonmerganser duck relocation program has ended. In the summer of 2024, we will once again beable to remove any broods of merganser ducks and relocate them…