St. Clair 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 St. Clair County cohort will host their weekly classes from 6-8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, from Sept. 10 to Nov. 12, 2025. Weekly classes will meet throughout St. Clair 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. 29 and Nov. 5, 2025.
St. Clair County's field days will be on Saturday, Sept. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. The time is to be determined.
St. Clair County Schedule
|
Date |
Topic |
Location |
Speaker |
|
Sept. 10 |
Program Orientation; Foundations of Conservation: Ecological Foundations; What is a Natural Community? |
Pine River Nature Center, |
Ian Ableson, Six Rivers Land Conservancy |
|
Sept. 17 |
Foundations of Conservation: Conservation Heritage, Society & Conservation, and Indigenous Perspectives on Conservation |
Goodells County Park, |
Dennis Delor, St. Clair County Parks and Recreation |
|
Sat. Sept. 20 |
Field Day: Aquatic Ecosystems |
Pine River Nature Center, |
Monique Werner, St. Clair County Regional Education Service Agency |
|
Sept. 24 |
Aquatic Ecosystems: Lakes |
Fort Gratiot Light Station, |
Andrew Briggs, Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
|
Oct. 1 |
Aquatic Ecosystems: Streams |
To Be Announced |
Sheri Faust, Friends of the St. Clair River |
|
Sat. Oct. 4 |
Field Day: Terrestrial Ecosystems |
To Be Announced |
To Be Announced |
|
Oct. 8 |
Aquatic Ecosystems: Wetlands |
Anchor Bay Woods, |
Amanda Ruffini, Six Rivers Land Conservancy |
|
Oct. 15 |
Terrestrial Ecosystems: Forests |
Columbus County Park, |
Steve Schaub, Tuscola Conservation District |
|
Oct. 22 |
Terrestrial Ecosystems: Grasslands |
To Be Announced |
Kaitlyn Barnes, Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
|
Oct. 29 |
Program Break - No Class |
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Nov. 5 |
Program Break - No Class |
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Nov. 12 |
Putting It All Together: Capstone Project Celebration |
Columbus County Park, |
Kirsten Lyons, St. Clair County Parks and Recreation |
For cohort and content related questions, please reach out to Kirsten Lyons at klyons@stclaircounty.org or Monique Werner at werner.monique@sccresa.org.
For general questions and registration assistance, please contact Shelby Warner at warner80@msu.edu or (517) 884-7076.
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