In May of 2019 Mary Hansen, joined MRWA’s staff as an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Program Coordinator. Hansen works in collaboration with NCCISMA on public outreach and education concerning AIS. Mary developed a database of lakes within the northern region of the watershed that contains contact information for each lake. This database serves to provide…
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Greetings! My name is Mary Hansen and I am the Aquatic Invasive Species Program Coordinator with the Muskegon River Watershed Assembly (MRWA). We work in collaboration with the North Country Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (NCCISMA), the Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program (CLMP) and local conservation districts. Our goal is to champion people like you, that…
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Marty Holtgren PHD Executive Director, Muskegon River Watershed Assembly During the past month members have forwarded me articles that have run in national newspapers. The common theme to each is how dams are failing across the United States and how we could be facing a major problem. These dams will either be proactively evaluated and…
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Cindy Fitzwilliams-Heck, Ph.D. Professor, Ferris State University Director at Large Muskegon River Watershed Assembly I have been involved with the MRWA since 2001 when I raised my hand at a big watershed research symposium in Big Rapids to volunteer on the newly formed MRWA Education Committee. I worked hard (and still do) to help create…
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Time For The Dams To Go? By Charles Chandler and Mark Heying In Part I of this series it was stated that some controversial issues regarding the overall health of the White River would be addressed. Springtime fishing, and the springtime floods, make this a good time to begin a discussion of this…
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Written by Jenna Johnson Outreach Coordinator with NCCISMA THE LAKE CHAMPION > Read Greeting A European frog-bit is a plant you should fear. It resembles a miniature water lily with heart-shaped leaves about the size of a quarter, but don’t let its delicate size fool you! It can quickly form dense mats which block the…
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Resource Professionals Meet to Coordinate Land Management Plans By: Vicki Sawicki North Country CISMA On December 4th partners of the North Country Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA), met at the Wexford County Library in Cadillac to share with each other what each of them have achieved in invasive species management and native habitat restoration…
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If you want to know what kind of year we had in 2019 ask MRWA Office Manager, Patricia Jarrett, who takes ownership of our annual activities calendar. She is involved to some degree with everything we do as an organization. Looking back at the 2019 calendar, she felt it was an exceptional year for community…
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We asked for your help and you did not hesitate. The staff and Board of Directors of the Muskegon River Watershed Assembly wish to extend a big thank you to all our members and contributors. You are a true friend of the Muskegon River! Lifetime Members Jeff Babb Karleen Cox Tom & Susan Fabus Cindy…
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Click below to view the datasheets! MiCorps Data Reports_V2