LAWRENCE, Mich. — There are other ecosystems besides beautiful forests, pristine lakes, and clear rivers here in our little corner of paradise. We also have prairie fens, coastal plain marshes, and drowned river valleys, to name just a few. Come learn about some of these fascinating and unique local ecosystems at the Two Rivers Coalition (TRC) annual meeting on Thursday, November 7.
The TRC 11th Annual Meeting will take place at the Van Buren Conference Center in Lawrence MI, located at 490 S. Paw Paw Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for enjoying home-made desserts, browsing table displays from local environmental groups, and bidding on silent auction items donated by local artists. Free sample packets of native flower seeds will be given to the first 100 attendees, courtesy of Cardno Native Plant Nursey.
The main program begins at 7:00 p.m. and will include a review of TRC projects throughout the year such as macroinvertebrate sampling, river clean-ups, and E. coli testing with sniffer dogs. Also, there will be an update for paddlers about the very successful Paw Paw River Water Trail. The keynote presentation will follow, given by Ryan Postema, Executive Director of Chickaming Open Lands, and is titled, “Rare and Unique Ecosystems of Southwest Michigan.”
This meeting on Thursday Nov. 7 is free and open to the public. TRC is a volunteer, non-profit environmental organization concerned with the health of the Black River and Paw Paw River watersheds. For more information, please go to www.tworiverscoalition.org and/or find us on Facebook: @TwoRiversCoalition.
— Van Buren Conservation District
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