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Mid-Michigan Committees

 

Planning Committee

Willis Bennett, Director, Ingham County Parks

Lisa Brush, Executive Director, The Stewardship Network, Ann Arbor

Andy Cease, Stewardship Coordinator, Ingham County Parks

Eckhart Dersch, Professor Emeritus, MSU; Meridian Township Parks Commissioner and Land Preservation Advisory Board Member

Jane Greenway, Parks and Land Management Coordinator, Meridian Township

Phyllis Higman, Senior Conservation Scientist, Conservation Education

Section Leader, Michigan Natural Features Inventory

Laryssa Kaufman, Professor of Physiology and Internal Medicine, MSU, and Master Gardener

Daniel Kennedy, Southeast Michigan Landowner Incentive Program Biologist & Wildlife Biologist, Michigan DNR

*Leslie Kuhn, MSU Biochemistry & Computer Science Professor, and Preserve Lake Lansing Trails Coordinator

Chris May, Stewardship Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy in Michigan

Kit Rich, Senior Park Naturalist and Harris Nature Center Coordinator

Steve Thomas, Conservation Associate - Ecology, Michigan Natural Features Inventory

David Tschirley, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University

Pat Witte, Park Manager, Ingham County Parks

Sub-Committees

Education  & Events (website, newspaper articles, brochures for neighborhoods; organizing work days and educational sessions)

  • Andy Cease
  • Eckhart Dersch
  • Laurie Kaufman
  • Leslie Kuhn
  • *Kit Rich
  • Dave Tschirley
  • Mapping/Prioritization (mapping locations of invasive species and natural communities on Meridian/Ingham and surrounding properties; prioritizing sites for management)

  • Jane Greenway
  • *Leslie Kuhn
  • Chris May
  • Steve Thomas
  • Dave Tschirley
  • Best Management Practices & Monitoring (defining strategies and timelines for treating invasive species and enhancing native habitats; coordinating technical tasks involving permitting, heavy equipment, and spraying; and monitoring management progress over time)

  • Laurie Kaufman
  • Dan Kennedy
  • Chris May
  • *Steve Thomas
  • Pat Witte

  • Development (fundraising to support stewardship and education)

  • Lisa Brush
  • Phyllis Higman
  • Dan Kennedy
  • Leslie Kuhn
  •  *committee chairs


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