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Volunteers are needed to help protect lake sturgeon as they head to spawning sites on the Black River in Cheboygan County.

Sturgeon for Tomorrow is looking for volunteers to stand guard as mature lake sturgeon travel upstream to spawning sites along the Black River.

Sturgeon for Tomorrow Black Lake, Michigan Chapter is looking for volunteers to stand guard and protect lake sturgeon at their spawning sites along Black River in Cheboygan County during spawning season.

How to help prevent illegal harvesting of Michigan's lake sturgeon, one of the oldest species on Earth.

Lake sturgeon are a threatened species in Michigan, and their human supporters go to great lengths to protect them, especially during spawning season.

May 1, 2021 Courtesy Photo In this photo provided by the Michigan DNR, a DNR employee is seen in Black River with sturgeon. Volunteers are needed in Cheboygan County now through early June to stand guard as mature lake sturgeon head upstream to their spawning sites along the Black River. The Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow is working in partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and tribes to protect the fish from being illegally harvested during the six-week spa...

Outdoornews April 28, 2021 Volunteers are needed in Cheboygan County now through early June to stand guard as mature lake sturgeon head upstream to their spawning sites along the Black River. The Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow is working in partnership with the Michigan DNR and tribes to protect the fish from being illegally harvested during the six-week spawning season. Sgt. Mark DePew, who leads DNR Law Enforcement Division’s efforts on the river, said, “This program, that pr...

Volunteer to help protect sturgeon along Black River Volunteers are needed in Cheboygan County now through early June to stand guard as mature lake sturgeon head upstream to their spawning sites along the Black River. The Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow is working in partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and tribes to protect the fish from being illegally harvested during the six-week spawning season. Sgt. Mark DePew, who leads DNR Law Enforcement Division�...

SOM Sturgeon for Tomorrow seeking volunteers to protect sturgeon along Black River Sturgeon for Tomorrow seeking volunteers to protect sturgeon along Black River Contact: Brenda Archambo, 231-625-2776 and Dave Borgeson, 231-350-2663 Agency: Natural Resources April 22, 2021 Volunteers are needed in Cheboygan County now through early June to stand guard as mature lake sturgeon head upstream to their spawning sites along the Black River. The Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow is working i...

Guards needed to protect lake sturgeon traveling upstream in Michigan’s Black River Updated 2:42 PM; Facebook Share CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MI – Michigan’s lake sturgeon need your help. The Department of Natural Resources and its partners in Cheboygan County are seeking volunteers to stand guard as mature lake sturgeon head upstream to their spawning sites along the Black River from now until early June. The Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow and local tribes are working with the DNR ...