Berrien 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.
The Berrien County cohort will host their weekly sessions from 6-9 p.m. on Thursdays, from Sept. 12 to Nov. 14, 2024. Weekly sessions will meet throughout Berrien 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. 31 and Nov. 7, 2024.
Berrien County's field days will be on Saturday, Oct. 5 and Oct. 19, 2024.
Berrien County Schedule
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Date |
Topic |
Location |
Speaker |
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Sept. 12 |
Program Orientation; Foundations of Conservation: Ecological Foundations; What is a Natural Community? |
University of Chicago Ecological Field Station at Warren Woods, |
Emily Bretl, University of Chicago Ecological Field Station, Dan Engel, Chikaming Open Lands, and Alex Florian, SW x SW CISMA |
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Sept. 19 |
Foundations of Conservation: Conservation Heritage, Society & Conservation, and Capstone Partners Introductions |
New Buffalo Public Library, Pokagon Room |
Vic Bogosian, Natural Resources Manager at Pokagon Band Kowabdanawa odë kė, and Doug Morris, Chikaming Open Lands & Michigan Conservation Stewards Program |
|
Sept. 26 |
Aquatic Ecosystems: Lakes |
Tower Hill Camp |
Dan O'Keefe, Michigan Sea Grant, and Pat Fisher, Harbor Country Hikers and Michigan Conservation Stewards Program |
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Oct. 3 |
Aquatic Ecosystems: Streams |
University of Chicago Ecological Field Station at Warren Woods, |
Emily Bretl, University of Chicago Ecological Field Station, and Matt Meersman, St. Joseph River Basin Commission and Friends of the St. Joseph River |
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Sat., Oct. 5 |
Field Day: Open Dunes and Interdunal Wetlands |
Warren Dunes State Park, |
Pat Fisher, Harbor Country Hikers and Michigan Conservation Stewards Program |
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Oct. 10 |
Aquatic Ecosystems: Wetlands |
Sarett Nature Center, |
Nate Fuller, Sarett Nature Center, Juliet Golob, Sarette Nature Center, Amy Gillan and Pat Fisher, Vernal Pool Patrol |
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Oct. 17 |
Terrestrial Ecosystems: Forests |
Love Creek Nature Center, |
Derek Pelc, Lamanda Hilty, and Katy Swanson, Berrien County Parks- Love Creek |
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Sat., Oct. 19 |
Field Day: Great Lakes Marsh |
Galien River Marsh, |
Nathanael Pilla, Midwest Biological Survey, LLC |
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Oct. 24 |
Terrestrial Ecosystems: Grasslands |
Fernwood Botanical Garden, |
Tyler Bassett, Michigan Natural Features Inventory, and Logan Rowe, Michigan Natural Features Inventory |
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Oct. 31 |
Program Break - No Class |
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Nov. 7 |
Program Break - No Class |
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Nov. 14 |
Putting it All Together: Capstone Project Celebration |
University of Chicago Ecological Field Station at Warren Woods, |
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For cohort and content related questions, please reach out to Amy Gillan at agillan@saintmarys.edu, or Michelle McCoskey at mmccoskey@fernwoodbotanical.org.
For general questions and registration assistance, please contact Shelby Warner at warner80@msu.edu or (517) 884-7076.
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