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Post date: Aug 15, 2019 12:03:35 PM
Marty Holtgren PHD
Executive Director, Muskegon River Watershed Assembly
Many years ago the MRWA was formed through a grassroots effort of people concerned about the condition of the Muskegon River Watershed. The heartbeat of the organization was, and continues to be, people that dedicate their time, passion, and money to protect and improve the watershed. With this in mind, all of us are MRWA; staff, the board, and community members who come together under a common purpose.
Empowering River and Lakeshore Residents to Stop the Spread
By Vicki Sawicki
North Country Cooperative
Invasive Species Management Area
The North Country Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (NCCISMA), under the Mecosta Conservation District, has been awarded a grant for $191,000 from the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program (MISGP) for a two year project to address invasive species on a watershed scale. The project will focus on the upper Muskegon River watershed. The watershed includes not just the river itself, but all of the ....READ MORE
By Sydnie Harding, Student Assistant
for the Muskegon River Watershed Assembly
In the heart of the Michigan’s Lower Peninsula flows the mighty Muskegon River. The Muskegon River is Michigan’s second longest river, meandering over 219 miles through nine Michigan counties. The watershed covers approximately 2,700 square miles and includes ninety-four tributaries that sustain diverse populations of fish and many other aquatic species and wildlife. It is each of our responsibilities to help ....READ MORE
Edmund Muskie from Maine introduced the package of legislation commonly known as the Clean Water Act (CWA) t to the US Senate in 1971. The bill, actually 240 pages of amendments to previous legislation, passed by a comfortable margin in the Senate and the House of Representatives but stalled in the White House when Richard Nixon exercised his right of presidential veto.
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A Better Outcome for Eagles
MiCorps
Snorkel Event
Water Fair
By Wayne Groesbeck, Founder, Vice Chair
Muskegon River Watershed Assembly
The removal of small dams on the tributary streams of the Muskegon River will always be a primary focus of the Muskegon River Watershed Assembly.
People have often asked me “What’s so bad about dams?” Years ago, a visiting lecturer at Ferris State University explained ....READ MORE
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