GLIN==> Muskegon River Stewardship Week - May 10-18, 2003

[MuskegonRiverWatershedAssembly@ferris.edu]

           MRWA Organizes Third Muskegon River Stewardship Week


      Plan now for the third annual Muskegon River Stewardship Week which


begins on Saturday, May 10 and wraps up on Sunday, May 18, 2003.


      The event is being organized by the Muskegon River Watershed Assembly


(MWRA) in conjunction with local volunteer groups and county conservation


districts.  Stewardship Week was created to increase involvement and


stewardship in the Muskegon River Watershed.


      The Muskegon River Watershed is the area of land that drains its


surface run-off and groundwater into the Muskegon River.  The watershed


spreads over 2,700 square miles, involving major portions of ten Michigan


counties with a total population of more than 437,000 people.


      Organizations, groups, and individual citizens are invited to sponsor


and participate in events throughout the watershed during stewardship week.


Groups are hosting a variety of activities. MRWA suggests that first-time


volunteer groups host cleanups along river and stream banks, host


educational activities that enhance understanding of the watershed,


planting of native vegetation or even canoe trips designed to explore the


Muskegon River Watershed.


      For a complete list of event possibilities, to sponsor an event, or


to locate an event in your area, contact MRWA at (231) 591-2324.





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                               Terry Stilson
                            Executive Assistant
                  @FSU, College of Allied Health Sciences
                         200 Ferris Drive, VFS 311
                         Big Rapids, MI 49307-2740
                           Phone: (231) 591-2324
                            Fax: (231) 591-2306
                       Website: http://www.mrwa.org


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