Bear Creek Stewardship Plan - Watershed Project Participants

Watershed Project Participants: Public and Private Involvement

From its inception, a wide range of organizations and individuals representing a variety of public and private interests have played important roles in the Bear Creek Watershed Project. They have demonstrated their interest by active involvement in the planning phase and have indicated support for the activities of the implementation phase as well. These individuals and organizations include the following:

FEDERAL

U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service
Steve Utic, District Conservationist Lowen Mills, Soil Conservation Technician 3260 Eagle Park Drive Suite 101-B Grand Rapids, MI 49505 (616) 940-1708

U.S.D.A. - Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
David Bain, Executive Director 3260 Eagle Park Dr. Suite 101-A Grand Rapids, MI 49505

STATE OF MICHIGAN

Michigan Department of Natural Resources District - #9
Janice Tompkins, Surface Water Quality Division Water Quality Analyst 350 Ottawa NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 456-5071

Tom Nederveld, Wildlife Biologist
3260 Eagle Park Dr. Suite 101-C Grand Rapids, MI 49505 (616) 456-2361 Michigan Department of Natural Resources - State Level Thad Cleary, Surface Water Quality Division P.O. Box 30028 Lansing, MI 48224 517-335-4172

Michigan State University Cooperative Extension Service
Dr. William Harrison, County Executive Director 836 Fuller NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 774-3265

KENT COUNTY

Kent County Board of Commissioners
Katherine Kuhn, Chair 300 Monroe NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 774-3512

Kent County Drain Commission
Roger Laninga, Commissioner 1500 Scribner Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (616) 774-3688

Kent County Health Department
Douglas A. Mack, M.D., P.P.H., Director of Public Health George Pio, Director of Environmental Health Dave Kraker, Supervising Sanitarian Randy Rapp, Sanitarian

Ken Terpstra, Director of Laboratory Services
700 Fuller NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 774-3030

Board of County Road Commissioners and Park Trustees of the County of Kent
Tom Byle, Director of Maintenance Steve Warren, Director of Planning for Parks and Transportation Roger Sabine, Kent County Landscape Architect James Porritt, Managing Director David Groenleer, Director of Engineering

Wayne Harrell, Assistant Director of Engineering and Bridge Engineer
1500 Scribner NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (616) 242-6900

TOWNSHIPS

Cannon Township Board of Trustees
John Weiss, Supervisor Dan Barker, Treasurer Bonnie Shupe, Clerk George Scott, Trustee James Alles, Trustee Dick Davies, Trustee Thom Longcore, Trustee Cannon Township Center 6878 Belding Road Rockford, MI 49341 (616) 874-6966

Cannon Township Planning Commission
Chuck Bloom, Chair Robert Mack Joel Gordon James Lilley Glenn Carwell Erik Olsen Robert McBrien James LaPeer James Alles

Cannon Township Center
6878 Belding Rd. Rockford, MI 49341 (616) 874-6966

Grattan Township
Richard Herwyr, Supervisor 11676 Old Belding Rd. Belding, MI 48809 (616) 691-8804

Grattan Natural Resource Research Group
Clifford H. Bloom, Vice-Chair 11676 Old Belding Road Belding, MI 48809 (616) 691-8804

Ada Township
George Haga, Supervisor 7330 Thornapple River Dr. Ada, MI 49301 (616) 676-9191

Vergennes Township
James B. Cook, Supervisor 10381 Bailey Lowell, MI (616) 897-5671

Plainfield Township
Beverly Rekeny, Supervisor 6161 Belmont Belmont, MI 49306 (616) 364-8466

REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Grand Valley State University Water Resources Institute
Ron Ward, Ph.D., Director and Professor John Koches, Research Associate Mark Luttenton, Ph.D., Research Associate and Professor Ra David, Research Associate Kurt Thompson, Research Assistant Stacey Skalka, Research Assistant 1 Campus Drive Allendale, MI 49401 (616) 331-6611

Planning and Zoning Center, Inc.
Mark A. Eidelson, AICP, Senior Planner Mark A. Wyckoff, AICP Timothy J. McCauley Brenda M. Moore, AICP, PCP 302 S. Waverly Rd. Lansing, MI 48917 517-886-0555

West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC)
Elaine Pelc, Water Quality Program Director Julie Stoneman, Public Lands Program Director 1400 Wealthy SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506

Natural Areas Conservancy Of West Michigan (NACOMI)
Randall VanDragt, Ph.D., Calvin College Biology Department Peter Gustafson, Attorney April Scholtz, Director 1400 Wealthy SE Garden Level Grand Rapids, MI 49506 Trout Unlimited Glen Blackwood, Board of Directors Kent Intermediate School District Howard Christiansen Nature Center Pricilla Johnson, Naturalist

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

Preserving the Atmosphere of Cannon's Environment (PACE)
Bonnie Shupe, President Tony Zaidel, Treasurer Citizen's Advisory Committee for Environmental Affairs (CACEA) Robert Schirado, Chair Bear Creek Citizen's Committee Shelley Yeager, Chair Robert Winslow, Co-chair Bear Creek Watershed Project Steering Committee Holly VanScoy, Ph.D., Chair Patricia VanDyke, Project Manager Janice Tompkins, MDNR, Water Quality Analyst Steven Utic, SCS, District Conservationist Tom Nederveld, MDNR, District Wildlife Biologist Donald Osborne, Watershed resident Gerald Kitson, Watershed resident Elaine Pelc, WMEAC, Water Quality Program Director Wayne Harrell, Kent County Road and Parks Commission Assistant Director of Engineering Peter DeRitter, Photographer and community volunteer Glenn Blackwood, Trout Unlimited Ronald Poitras, Grand Valley State University, Associate Professor of Public Administration John Koches, Grand Valley State University, Water Resources Institute Laura Ralwerda, Groundwater Education in Michigan (GEM) John Wheeler, Rockford Construction Co. Jon Peot, Forest Hills Public Schools, Secondary Science David Rosander, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Secondary Science Roger Laninga, Kent County Drain Commissioner George Haga, Ada Township Supervisor Charles Palazzolo Grattan Township Treasurer Rockford Public Schools Dan Davis, Lakes School, Principal Jim Wolnan, Lakes School, Teacher Sharon Bennett, Cannonsburg School, Principal Jan Mackie, Cannonsburg School, Teacher Nancy Berg, Cannonsburg School, Teacher



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