Alpena 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 Alpena County cohort will host their weekly classes from 6-8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, from Sept. 9 to Nov. 11, 2025. Weekly classes will meet throughout Alpena 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 class on Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, 2025.

Alpena County's field days will be on Saturday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Alpena County Schedule 

Date

Topic

Location

Speaker

Sept. 9

Program Orientation; Foundations of Conservation: Ecological Foundations; What is a Natural Community?

Presque Isle Township Hall, 
12653 E Grand Lake Rd., Presque Isle, MI 49777

Adam Schubel, University of Michigan Biological Station - OBR

Sept. 16

Foundations of Conservation: Conservation Heritage, Society & Conservation, and Indigenous Perspectives on Conservation

Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan
491 Johnson St., Alpena, MI 49707

Chris Witulski, Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan, and Heather Rawlings, U.S Fisheries and Wildlife Services

Sept. 23

Aquatic Ecosystems: Lakes

NOAA Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Museum
500 W. Fletcher St., Alpena, MI 49707

Daniel Moffat, Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Museum 

Sat., Sept. 27, 
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Field Day: Great Lakes Dune & Swale Ecology, Great Lakes Shorelines, Coastal Fens

North Point Nature Preserve, 
8136 Mount McSauba Rd., Charlevoix, MI 49720

Julia Butch, Huron Pines

Sept. 30

Aquatic Ecosystems: Streams

Brush Creek Mill, 
121 State St, Hillman, MI 49746

Amy Nowakowski, Huron Pines

Oct. 7

Aquatic Ecosystems: Wetlands

Alpena Community College,
665 Johnson St., Alpena, MI 49746

Amber Hubbard, Huron Pines

Oct. 14

Terrestrial Ecosystems: Forests

Hubbard Lake Nature Preserve, 
720 Holiday Inn Rd., Hubbard Lake, MI 49747

Jacob Grochowski, Presque Isle Conservation District

Oct. 21

Terrestrial Ecosystems: Grasslands

Presque Isle District Library, 
181 E. Erie St., Presque Isle, MI 49779

To Be Announced

Sat., Oct. 25, 
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Field Day: Native Seed/Plug Planting in Mio Prairie

Mio Prairie, 
Cadillac, MI

Abby Macek, Huron Pines

Oct. 28

Program Break - No Class

Nov. 4

Program Break - No Class

Nov. 13

Putting It All Together: Capstone Project Celebration

Alpena Public Library, Art in the Loft 
211 N. First Ave., Alpena, MI 49707

To Be Announced

For cohort and content related questions, please reach out to Maddie Khuri at maddie@huronpines.org.

For general questions and registration assistance, please contact Shelby Warner at warner80@msu.edu or (517) 884-7076. 

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