Agenda
Content
Stellar volunteers and stellar volunteer programs. Jason Frenzel (Huron River Watershed Council) and Dan Myers (Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council)
An interagency approach to aquatic invasive species outreach, monitoring, and control. Kevin Walters and Tom Alwin (Michigan DEQ)
The natural way - Michigan Shoreland Stewards Program. Julia Kirkwood (Michigan DEQ)
Welcoming remarks. Gary Kohlhelpp (Michigan DEQ)
Telling our story. David Poulson (Michigan State University Knight Center for Environmental Journalism)
MiCorps 101: An introduction to the MiCorps programs. Dr. Paul Steen (Huron River Watershed Council)
Analysis and use of water quality data for management:
Riparian stresses on the macroinvertebrate population in the Grass River Natural Area. Rich Hannan (Grass River Natural Area)
Exploring and monitoring collection data using simple statistics. Gerald Wilgus
Studying Michigan's inland lakes:
Environmental predictors of swimmer's itch in Northern Michigan lakes. Madelyn Messner (Oakland University)
Update on recent DEQ inland lake monitoring. Mike Walterhouse (Michigan DEQ)
Adding road-stream crossing inventories to your monitoring toolkit:
Initial experiences with MiCorps road-stream crossing assessment protocols and the Roadsoft database. Dr. Tom Tisue (White River Watershed Partnership)
Conducting a road-stream crossing inventory on Norton Creek, Oakland County. Larry Scheer (Huron River Watershed Council volunteer)
Monitoring for invasives: Lessons learned
Development of a statewide volunteer monitoring program for aquatic invasive species: Challenges and lessons learned. Dr. Jo Latimore (Michigan State University)
Exotic Aquatic Plant Watch: Development of a volunteer monitoring program for invasive species in Michigan lakes. Angela De Palma-Dow (Michigan State University)
Eagle Lake, Cass County. Lori Mroczek (Eagle Lake Improvement Association)
Stream monitoring programs presented by past and present MiCorps grantees
Upper Manistee River volunteer stream monitoring. Paul Wiemerslage (Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies)
Upper Escanaba River Watershed Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program: Lessons learned. Allyson Dale (Marquette Conservation District)
Volunteer stream monitoring in the Paw Paw River and Black River Watersheds - Van Buren County. AJ Brucks (Van Buren Conservation District)