Education
Education Corner- New Faces in The Marsh
With the main portion of Michigan’s waterfowl season behind us, I thought I would share a bit of my experience this year. I seem to spend a great deal of my personal time taking new people out into the field with me. As this is only my 4th season as an avid waterfowler and I…
Read MoreEducation Corner: TRACKS for Christmas
With Thanksgiving behind us and deer and waterfowl season winding down that can only mean Christmas gift hunting/shopping season is here! The average American is going to spend nearly $1,000 dollars on holiday gifts this year. Here at MUCC we have a much more cost-effective method on a great gift for the kids or grandchildren…
Read MoreWild About Waterfowl
On Tuesday, Tyler and I had a chance to get out of the office and get into a classroom. We ditched our work desks for some classroom tables. We headed to Fairview Elementary School in Lansing to conduct a presentation for about 65 students. The students were two classes of second graders and one class…
Read MoreA New Connection
One of the key components of the OTG Jr. Program is creating a connection between the student participants and public land. The whole concept behind this program is to show students and their parents/teachers that there is accessible outdoor recreation not too far from where they live. We are trying to show them they do…
Read MoreA “Non-typical” Day at Camp
Introducing people to the outdoors is one of my favorite parts of the work I do. During the last week of September, Camp Director Tyler Butler and I had a chance to work with some non-traditional students from the Lansing area. We held an outdoor education day for a group of students from the Lansing…
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