
Discover Maple River will inspire a total of 80 to 100 seventh and eighth-grade students from Newaygo and Muskegon County school districts with a learning-by-doing experience, demonstrations, and classroom instruction from the professional biologists, scientists, and engineers working on the Maple River Restoration Project. This field trip will include a hiking adventure to a rare wild rice stand (Manoomin), and a cultural and scientific exploration into the importance of this native plant through the use of Traditional Environmental Knowledge (TEK), provided by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians.

September 13th, 9 AM – 1 PM

Research Session – State Game Area (43.292510°-86.057053°)
Lunch/Lecture Session – 7 Mile Inn, Fremont



Scott Faulkner
MRWA Executive Director
Phone: 231-591-2334
Email: MRWADirector@ferris.edu
Website: mrwa.org/discovermapleriverscience
Frank Beaver
LRBOI Natural Resources Director
Phone: 231-398-2191
Email: williambeaver@lrboi-nsn.gov
Website: lrboi-nsn.gov

How do I help support the "Discover Maple River" initiative?
Become a sponsor - contact us at mrwa@ferris.edu, or call 231-591-2334