Sturgeon For Tomorrow

Welcome to the Black Lake, Michigan Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow, website. A non-profit organization dedicated to the future of lake sturgeon.

Our Mission

The purposes of Sturgeon For Tomorrow, Inc. (SFT) are to assist fisheries managers in the rehabilitation of the Lake Sturgeon, to advance education, to further other charitable, educational and scientific objectives, to engage in and facilitate scientific research furtherance of such purposes, and SFT, Inc. shall be empowered to engage in such other and further means necessary and proper to accomplish the foregoing objects and purposes.

News & Events

• Tour Sturgeon Hatchery on Saturday, May 10, 2025
• Seeking volunteers to protect sturgeon along Black River
• 26th Annual Banquet, September 20, 2025
• These northern Michigan sturgeon were on the brink. 20 years of efforts saved them.
• Alpena news May 2022: Sturgeon research, tagging on Black River protects treasured Michigan fish species
• 2021 Good Neighbor Award Honoree
• Saginaw Bay Sturgeon restoration receives investment grant to stock iconic lake sturgeon

2025 Black Lake Sturgeon Shivaree Schedule

20th Anniversary Michigan Lake Sturgeon Research

SFT honored with Site of the Month Award for April 2012 from the Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN). SFT is a Great Lakes Information Network Partner.

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