Friends of the Muskegon River
Conservation projects that preserve, protect, restore, and sustain the Muskegon River are most efficient, impactful, and economically sustainable when local communities and stakeholders are actively engaged. This grant will enable the Muskegon River Watershed Assembly to create up to four “Friends of the Muskegon River” groups to facilitate local community and leadership development throughout the nine-county Muskegon River watershed. The “Friends” groups will help to identify priority projects and ensure that the scientific and technical expertise that MWRA and its partners bring to conservation projects is integrated with local community assets, economies, people, interests, and culture.