Macomb County
Thank you for your interest in the Michigan Conservation Stewards Program (CSP), an educational program for those who are enthusiastic about learning science-based ecosystem management principles and sharing this knowledge with others to help improve their local communities. Through this program, participants will learn essential strategies to understand and help restore and conserve ecosystems in Michigan communities.
Register for CSP: Macomb County
The Macomb County cohort will host their weekly sessions from 6-9 p.m. on Wednesdays, from Sept. 11 to Nov. 13, 2024. Weekly sessions will meet throughout Macomb county at the locations listed in the chart below. Location details and more information will be distributed to registered participants in the end of August. Please note, there will not be a weekly session on Oct. 30 and Nov. 6, 2024.
Macomb County's field days will be on Saturday, Sept. 14 and Sept. 28, 2024.
Macomb County Schedule
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Date |
Topic |
Location |
Speaker |
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Sept. 11 |
Program Orientation; Foundations of Conservation: Ecological Foundations; What is a Natural Community? |
Stoney Creek Metropark, |
Ian Ableson |
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Sat., Sept. 14 at 9 a.m. |
Field Day |
DNR Boat Launch CRCO (start location), |
Jeff Bednar |
|
Sept. 18 |
Foundations of Conservation: Society & Conservation; Conservation Heritage |
Robert A. Verkuilen Building, 21885 Dunham Rd., Clinton Township, MI 48036 and Nicholson Nature Center, 21777 Dunham Rd., Clinton Township, MI 48036 |
Amanda Oparka and Gerry Santoro |
|
Sept. 25 |
Aquatic Ecosystems: Lakes |
Lake Saint Clair Metropark, |
Todd Wills |
|
Sat., Sept. 28 at 9 a.m. |
Field Day |
Anchor Bay Woods Preserve, |
Ian Ableson and Amanda Ruffini |
|
Oct. 2 |
Aquatic Ecosystems: Streams |
Sterling Heights Nature Center, |
Clinton River Watershed Council |
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Oct. 9 |
Aquatic Ecosystems: Wetlands |
Lake Saint Clair Metropark, |
Erin Parker |
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Oct. 16 |
Terrestrial Ecosystems: Forests |
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, 1100 Lake Shore Rd., Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236 |
Kevin Drotos |
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Oct. 23 |
Terrestrial Ecosystems: Grasslands |
Wolcott Mill Metropark: Camp Rotary, |
Katie Carlisle |
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Oct. 30 |
Program Break - No Class |
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Nov. 6 |
Program Break - No Class |
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Nov. 13 |
Putting it All Together: Capstone Project Celebration |
Robert A. Verkuilen Building, |
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For cohort and content related questions, please reach out to Kristine Hahn at hahnk@msu.edu, or Cathy Morris at morri735@msu.edu.
For general questions and registration assistance, please contact Shelby Warner at warner80@msu.edu or (517) 884-7076.
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