The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Natural Resources hosted the annual Earth Day Celebration at Constitution Hall in Lansing, Michigan.  

The celebration brought together a number of organizations and agencies to help teach children about the Earth and Earth processes/properties.  Over 1,000 students attended the event, many bused in from their schools. 

The USFWS was invited to participate in the celebration, as were a number of other agencies and organizations.  Barbara Hosler with East Lansing Field Office and Anjanette Bowen of the Alpena Fishery Resources Office represented the Service and provided hands on displays and live fish at the Aquatic Invasive Species Display. 

Alpena brought an aquarium with live sea lamprey that were provided by the US Geological Survey's Hammond Bay Biological Station.  Plastomounts with invasive species mounted in plastic were also available to be examined and there were a number of fishery games for children to play.  The celebration was excellently organized and was a lot of fun for students and for those attending booths.