Join Lea Sevigny as she walks along the Grand River participating in the Community Science Angler Count. Participants will see what the volunteer experience is like while learning about EDIBLE and MEDICINAL plants growing along the Grand River from a seasoned wildcrafter.
This FREE experience BEGINS at the EAST END of the 6th ST. BRIDGE at the Grand Rapids Public Museum BOOTH.
BACKGROUND
"The Grand Rapids Public Museum, Encompass Socio-ecological Consulting LLC, John Ball Zoo, and the Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds are studying how the Grand River is used by anglers. The research will help document the long-term changes that occur when the city of Grand Rapids begins the river rehabilitation that will add two miles of rapid habitat throughout downtown Grand Rapids, as proposed by Grand Rapids White Water. The research uses a citizen science technique where professionals and the public work together to document the number of people fishing in the downtown reach, how they are fishing, and the general locations."
