Marty has been working in the Muskegon River Watershed for the past 20 years conducting fisheries surveys, Lake Sturgeon research and river restoration. He is interested in watershed ecology, natural resource management, and engaging the watershed community in activities that protect and restore their environment. He first became active with the MRWA while with the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians beginning in 2002. From 2018 to spring of 2021, Marty was the Executive Director of MRWA and sustained the organization through an active volunteer base, grant writing, and promoting programs that improve the watershed and the human and non-human communities that depend on it. He is now working part-time with MRWA as their Principal Watershed Scientist and is excited to focus on implementing projects across the watershed that bring immediate impact to the natural resources. In his spare time, he enjoys exploring the outdoors with his three children.
Education:
PhD: Michigan Technological University, Houghton MI
MS: Michigan Technological University, Houghton MI
BS: Bethel University, Mishawaka IN
Other: AuSable Institute of Environmental Studies, Kalkaska MI
Taylor University, Upland, IN
Professional Experience & Affiliations:
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Division (1994-1998; 2015-2017)
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Natural Resources Department (2001-2015)
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Division (1993-1994)
American Fisheries Society
Great Lakes Fishery Trust Scientific Advisory Team
Great Lakes Management Committees: Lake Michigan Technical Committee, Technical Fisheries Committee and the Lake Michigan Lake Sturgeon Sub-committee