MILC 90 Minute Session 16 Citizen Science

Paul Sniadecki, Michigan Lakes and Streams Association (MLSA); Lori Mroczek, Eagle Lake; Sue Carmichael, Eagle Lake; and Lon Nordeen and Dr. Charlyn Partridge, MLSA Board Directors

Whether you consider yourself bold and influential or timid and conflict averse, this session is for you. As riparian property owners, we will discuss why your lake needs you and an active lake association to ensure a healthy and vibrant legacy. This session will offer the motivation for you to live lake conservation life through your own property maintenance decisions. An emphasis will be put on how these decisions are a fun and fulfilling lifestyle for you that can also inspire others. We will discuss ways you can be a conservation influencer on and off social media without the use of a soapbox. Broadening the picture, we will address the power of a group: your lake association. We will identify the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to walk you through how you and your association can guide conservation decisions from the neighborhood all the way to the state level. Come discover how to make conservation light work with many hands and build a proactive community structure that will last for generations.

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