Twenty very dedicated – and energetic! – area teachers from four schools spent an event-filled week at the Boardman River Nature Center from June 28-July 2: hiking trails, doing stream and pond sampling, meeting with environmental and other experts, canoeing the Boardman River, sailing on West Bay, and learning about water-associated issues here in northwestern [...]
Leslie Mertz, GTSI Program Coordinator
March 1, 2010 – 2:48 pm
Leslie Mertz joined the staff of the GTCD in February 2010 as the program coordinator of the Grand Traverse Stewardship Iniative. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication, and a master’s of science and Ph.D. in biological sciences. She has done population surveys of amphibians and reptiles in Michigan, has been part of a scientific [...]
Grand Traverse Stewardship Initiative
January 6, 2010 – 10:02 am
The Grand Traverse Conservation District is proud to announce the new Grand Traverse Stewardship Initiative (GTSI), one of only eight regional hubs for the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative (GLSI).
The Grand Traverse Stewardship Initiative (GTSI) will provide leadership, training and support to help teachers, students and community partners work together on water-related issues in [...]