Census of Organizations

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21st Century Community Learning Centers

website:

http://www.ed.gov/21stcclc/

Afterschool Alliance

925 Avon Street

Flint, MI 48503

website:	http://www.afterschoolalliance.org
e-mail:	info@afterschoolalliance.org
phone:	810.239.3449

Contacts:

Ms. Judy Samelson

Executive Director

Ms. Leslie Aguire

Executive Assistant

Alba Public School

Contacts:

Ms. Barbara Lockrey

Science Teacher

blockrey@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu

American Association of Museums (AAM)

1575 Eye Street NW . Suite 400

Washington , DC 20005

website:

http://www.aam-us.org

American Canoe Association

Contacts:

Ms. Nancy Thornton

Michigan Representative, Midwest Division

nthornton@centos.net

American Rivers Organization

1025 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 720

Washington, DC 20005

website:

http://www.Americanrivers.org

Association of Children's Museums

1300 L St. NW, Suite 975

Washington, DC 20005

website:

http://www.childrensmuseums.org

Association of Science-Technology Centers

1025 Vermont Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20005

website:

http://www.astc.org/resource/

Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies - Great Lakes Campus

7526 Sunset Trail NE

Mancelona, MI 49659

website:	http://www.ausable.org/au.main.cfm
phone:	231.587.8686

Contacts:

Ms. Patricia Fagg

Bellaire Middle School

7486 Alden Hwy.

Bellaire, MI 49615

Contacts:

Kim Clark

Science Teacher

kimberlysu2@yahoo.com

Benzie County Conservation District

P.O. Box 408

Beulah, MI 49617

phone:

231-882-4391

Contacts:

Jenee Rowe

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan

856 E. Eighth St.

Traverse City, MI 48686

website:

http://www.BigBrothersBigSisters.org

Contacts:

Mr. Gary Swaney

gswaney@bbbsnwmi.org

Boardman River Project /Grand Traverse Conservation District

1222 Veterans Dr.

Traverse City, MI 49684

website:	http://www.boardmanriver.org
phone:	231.941.0960

Contacts:

Mr. Steve Largent

slargent@gtcd.org

Boy Scouts of America- Scenic Trails Council

1499 Business Park Dr.

Traverse City, MI 49686

website:	http://www.stcbsa.org/contact.html
e-mail:	stc@bsamail.org
phone:	231.947.7071 or 800.466.2102

Contacts:

Mr. Tom Stoeber

Scout Executive

Boys and Girls Clubs of Grand Traverse

517 Wellington Street

Traverse City, MI 49686

website:

http://www.boysgirlsclubsgt.org

Contacts:

Ms. Cristal Wilcox

Prgram Director

Ms. Meredith Wells Kerr

Executive Director

Ms. Becky Wakefield

Program Coordinator

Brauer Producations, Inc.

530 South Union St.

Traverse City, MI 49684

website:	http://www.brauer.com
e-mail:	brauer@brauer.com
phone:	231.941.0850

Contacts:

Mr. Rich Brauer

Buckley Community School

Contacts:

Mr. John Nickerson

Science Teacher

Conservation Resource Alliance

10850 Traverse Highway, Suite 1111

Traverse City, MI 49684

website:

http://www.rivercare.org/

Contacts:

Ms. Kim Balke

Ms. Amy Beyer

Director

amy@rivercare.org

Crystal Lake & Watershed Association (CLWA)

P.O. Box 89

Beulah, MI 49617

website:	http://CLWA.us
e-mail:	info@CLWA.us
phone:	989.882.4001

Contacts:

Dr. Stacy Daniels

Adjunct Professor

stacydan@chartermi.net

Ms. Jenee Rowe

Outreach and Education Coordinator

jeneerowe@yahoo.com

Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)

query "rivers"

website:

http://www.dlese.org

Earth Force Programs

1908 Mount Vernon Ave.

Alexandria, VA 22301

website:

http://www.earthforce.org

Contacts:

Ecology Center

117 N. Division St.

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

website:

http://www.ecocenter.org

Contacts:

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)

website:

http://enc.org

eTeach.net

website:

http://eTeach.net

FACT: Families & Communites Together Coalition

Lansing, MI

website:

http://www.fact.msu.edu/

Girl Scouts of Crooked Tree

1820 Oak Hollow Drive

Traverse City, MI 49686

website:	http://girlscoutscrookedtree.org/
phone:	231.947.7354 or 800.968.5030

Contacts:

Ms. Marsha Barber Clark

Executive Director

marsha@girlscoutscrookedtree.org

Ms. Kathi Houston

khouston@manistee.org

Glen Lake High School

3375 West Burdickville Rd.

Maple City, MI 49664

Contacts:

Ms. Karen Richard

Science Teacher

richardk@glenlake.k12.mi.us

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians

2605 N. West Bayshore Dr

Peshawbestown, MI 49682

website:

http://www.gtb.nsn.us/

Contacts:

Mr. Andrew Knott

Environmental Stewardship Director

Grand Traverse County Conservation District

1222 Veterans Drive

Traverse City, MI 49684

website:	http://www.gtcd.org
phone:	231-941-4848

Contacts:

Ms. Cindy Retherford

Education Consultant

Mr. Lew Coulter

Executive Director

lewcoulter@gtcd.org

Ms. Rebecca Teahen

rteahen@gtcd.org

Grand Traverse County Extension/Michigan State University

520 W. Front St.

Traverse City, MI 49684-2208

website:

http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/ctyentpg/grandtra.html

Contacts:

Mr. Jim Wiesing

Director

grandtra@msue.mse.edu/

Dr. Roberta Dow

Ms. Wanda Repke

4-H Program Director

repke@msu.edu

Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation

250 E. Front St.

Traverse City, MI 49684

website:

http://www.gtrcf.org

Contacts:

Ms. Christie Heller Perdue

Youth Advisory Council Coordinator

cheller@gtrcf.org

Ms. Jeanne Snow

Director

jvsnow@gtrcf.org

Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy

3860 N. Long Lake Road, Suite D

Traverse City, MI 49684

website:

http://www.gtrlc.org

Contacts:

Mr. Matt McDonough

Land Protection Division

matt@gtrlc.org

Ms. Heather Schumaker

Director of Coastal Program

hshumaker@gtrlc.org

Mr. Chris Sullivan

Stewardship Director

csullivan@gtrlc.org

Mr. Glen Chown

Director

glenchown@gtrlc

Grand Traverse Regional Math,Science & Technology Center

P.O. Box 6020; 1101 Red Dr.

Traverse City, MI 49696-6021

website:

http://www.tbaisd.k12.mi.us/general_ed/gen_math_science_center.asp

Contacts:

Ms. Karen Szcodronski

Director of Instructional Services

kszcodronski@tbaisd.k12.mi.us

Mr. Tom Wessels

Science Coordinator

twessels@tnaisd.k12.mi.us

Grass River Natural Area

P.O. Box 231

Bellaire, MI 49615

website:	http://www.grassriver.org
e-mail:	info@grassriver.org

Contacts:

Mr. Mark Randolph

mark@grassriver.org

Ms. Melynda Bagley

melynda@grassriver.org

Great Lakes Children's Museum

336 W. Front St.

Traverse City, MI 49684

website:

http://glcm.org

Contacts:

Mr. Mary Manner

Director of Education

mumanner@glcm.org

Mr. John Noonan

Executive Director

john@glcm.org

Great Lakes Environmental Center

739 Hastings St.

Traverse City, MI 49686

website:

http://www.glec-online.com/

Contacts:

Mr. Bill Arnold

barnold@glec-tc.com

Mr. Mick DeGraeve

Director

Great Lakes Fisheries Trust

600 W. St. Joseph , Suite 10

Lansing, MI 48933-2265

website:	http://www.glft.org
phone:	517.371.7568

Contacts:

Mr. George Bennett

Trustee

gbennett@gtbindians.com

Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN)

2805 S. Industrial Hwy.

Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6791

website:

http://www.glin.net

Contacts:

Ms. Christine Manninen

Project Manager

manninen@glc.org

Ms. Faye Anderson

Int'l. Water Resources Association

fayeand@siu.edu

Great Lakes Nonprofit Institute

715 E. Front St.

Traverse City, MI 49685

Contacts:

Ms. Anne Glendon

Consultant

Ms. Laura Heintzelman

Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association

257 S. Bridge St., PO Box 346

Dimondale, MI 48821

Contacts:

info@glrea.org

Great Lakes Water Studies Institute

1701 E. Front St. (mail); 715 E. Front St. (location)

Traverse City, MI 49686

website:

http://www.nmc.edu/wsi

Contacts:

Mr. Tim Ervin

tervin@nmc.edu

Ms. Becky Cooper

bcooper@nmc.edu

Great North Secchi Dip-in

Department of Biological Services, Kent State Univiversity

Kent, OH 44242

website:

http://dipin.kent.edu

Contacts:

DipIn@kent.edu

Greenspire School

Contacts:

Mr. Anthony Losasso

Science Teacher

sumrhom1028@aol.com

Hayo-Went-Ha Camps

919 Torch Lake Drive

Central Lake, MI 49622

website:	http://www.hayowentha.org/
e-mail:	lzinn@hayowentha.org
phone:	231-544-5915

Contacts:

Ms. Courtney McDonnell

Mr. Jon Sporer

Huron River Watershed Council

1100 Main St. 3210

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

website:	http://hrwc.org/
e-mail:	lrubin@hrwc.org
phone:	734.769.5123

Contacts:

Ms. Laura Rubin

Informal Science Database

website:

http://www.informalscience.org/knowledge/index

Contacts:

Ms. Catherine Eberbach

Contact

cle4@pitt.edu

Inland Seas Education Association

100 Dame St.

Suttons Bay, MI 49682

website:

http://www.greatlakeseducation.org

Contacts:

Mr. Tom Kelly

Director

Ms. Colleen Masterson

Education Coordinator

cmasterson@greatlakeseducation.org

Institute for Children, Youth and Families (ICYF)

Michigan State University

Lansing, MI 48824

website:

http://www.icyf.msu.edu

Contacts:

Ms. Celeste Studevant Reed

Outreach partnerships

csreed@msu.edu

Interlochen Public Radio

P.O. Box 199

Interlochen, MI 49643-0199

website:

http://www.interlochen.org/ipr

Contacts:

Mr. Peter Payette

News Director

payettepc@interlochen.org

Junior Achievement of the MI Great Lakes

website:

http://www.volunteersolutions.org

Kalkaska Conservation District

605 N. Birch Street

Kalkaska, MI 49646

website:	http://www.kscd.org
e-mail:	kswcd@torchlake.com
phone:	231.258.3307

Contacts:

Mr. Russ LaRowe

Land Information Access Association

324 Munson Ave.

Traverse City, MI 49686

website:

http://www.liaa.org

Contacts:

Mr. Joe VanderMeulen

Executive Director

jvander@liaa.org

Leelanau Conservation District

112 W. Philip Street

Lake Leelanau, MI 49653-0205

Contacts:

Ms. Judith Egeler

Executive Director

Leelanau Conservancy

PO Box 1007

Leland, MI 49654

website:	http://www.theconservancy.com
e-mail:	conservancy@leelanau.com
phone:	231-256-9665

Contacts:

Mr. Brian Price

Executive Director

bprice@theconservancy.com

Leelanau Historical Society

P. O. Box 246

Leland, MI 49654

website:	http://www.leelanauhistory.org
e-mail:	info@leelanauhistory.org
phone:	231.256.7475

Contacts:

Ms. Laura Quakenbush

quakenbush@leelanauhistory.org

Little Traverse Conservancy

3264 Powell Road

Harbor Springs, MI 49740

website:	http://landtrust.org
phone:	231.347/0991

Contacts:

Mr. Tom Bailey

Maritime Heritage Alliance

13223 S. West-Bay shore Drive

Traverse City, MI 49684

phone:

231.941.9667

Media Rights

website:

mediarights.org

MediaVia

website:

http://mediavia.com

Contacts:

Mr. J. Carl Gantner

jcarl@circleofblue.org

Michigan After-School Initiative (MASI)

Lansing, MI

website:

http://www.masi.msu.edu

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Constitution Hall, 525 W. Allegan St.

Lansing, MI 48909

website:

http://www.michigan.gov/deq

Contacts:

Mr. Tom Occhipinti

Environmental Education Coordinator

occhipit@michigan.gov

Michigan DNR/Traverse City Office

970 Emerson

Traverse City, MI 49686

Contacts:

Mr. Todd Kalish

Aquatic Biologist, Fisheries Division

Michigan Energy Demonstration Center

1701 E. Front St.

Traverse City, MI 49686

phone:

231-995-1700

Contacts:

Mr. Bill Queen

Michigan Environmental Council

119 Pere Marquette Dr., Suite 2A

Lansing, MI 48912

website:

http://www.mecprotects.org/

Contacts:

Mr. Keith Etheridge

Education Specialist

mec@voyager.net

Michigan Environmental Education

701 W. Cloverdale Rd.

Hastings, MI 49058

website:

http://www.michiganenvironmentaled.org

Michigan Geographic Alliance

235 Dow Science

Central Michigan University, MI 48859

website:	http://www.wmich.edu/mga
phone:	989.774.3723

Contacts:

Ms. Robin McQuaid

Mr. Joseph Stoutman

Mr. Marty Mater

Mr. Mike Libbee

Michigan Lakes & Streams Association

P. O. Box 303

Long Lake, MI 48743-0303

website:	http://www.mlswa.org/
e-mail:	info@mlswa.org
phone:	989-257-3583

Contacts:

Mr. Russ Adams

First Vice President

Michigan Land Use Institute

205 S. Benzie Blvd.

Beulah, MI 49617

website:

http://www.mlui.org

Contacts:

Mr. Kelly Thayer

Director, Benzie and Grand Traverse Smart Growth projects

Mr. Hans Voss

Executive Director

Michigan Legacy Art Park

12500 Crystal Mountain Drive

Thompsonville, MI 49683-9742

website:

http://www.michlegacyartpark.org

Contacts:

Ms. Tobi Karch

Michigan Parent Teacher Student Advocacy

website:

http://www.michiganpta.org

Michigan Science Teachers Association (MSTA)

3300 Washtenaw, Suite 220

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

website:

http://www.msta-mich.org

Michigan Sea Grant/Great Lakes Education Program (GLEP)

21885 Dunham Road, Suite 12

Clinton Township, MI 48036

website:

http://www.miseagrant.org/glep

Contacts:

Mr. Steve Stewart

Great Lakes Education Project Director

stewart@msue.msu.edu

Mr. Mark Breederland

Extension Agent, Northwest District

breederl@msu.edu

Michigan State University - North

2200 Dendrinos Drive, Suite 100

Traverse City, MI 49686-8895

website:	http://www.msue.msu.edu/msun/
e-mail:	msunorth@pilot.msu.edu
phone:	231-929-3902

Contacts:

Mr. Tom Emling

Associate Director

Mr. Andrew Norman

Coordinator Plant Science Program

norman@msue.msu.edu

Michigan Summer Institutes

website:

http://www.inghamisd.org/~suminst/

Mill Creek Pond Environmental Center

9030 Old M-72

Williamsburg, MI 49629

website:

http://www.erschools.com/MillCreek/Pond/pages/Welcome.html

Contacts:

C. Gretel

cgretel@elkrapids.tbaisd.k12.mi.us

Museum Learning Collaborative

website:

http://www.museumlearning.com

Natural Resources Defense Council

website:

http://www.nrdc.org

Contacts:

Mr. Robert Kennedy, Jr.

Senior Attorney

NCREL-North Central Regional Education Laboratory

1120 E. Diehl Rd., Suite 200

Naperville, IL 60563

website:

http://www.ncrel.org

Contacts:

Mr. Gary Appel

Senior Program Associate

gary.appel@learningpt.org

Newspapers in Education (NIE) - TC Record Eagle

120 W. Front St.

Traverse City, MI 49684

website:

http://www.record-eagle.com/nie

Contacts:

Ms. Maia Conway

Freshwater Focus Project Editor

North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)

2000 P St. NW

Washington, DC 20036

website:

http://naaee.org/

Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council (NMEAC)

3055 Cass Rd., Suite 102B

Traverse City, MI 49684

website:

http://www.nmeac.org

Contacts:

Mr. Ken Smith

Executive Director

Northport Public School

104 South Wing

Northport, MI 49670

Contacts:

Mr. Phil Heller

Science Teacher

pmheller@traverse.com

Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

2194 Dendrinos Dr.

Traverse City , MI 49684

Contacts:

Ms. Megan Olds

Regional Planning Coordinator

molds@nwm.cog.mi.us

Ms. Patty O'Donnell

Regional Planner

podonnel@nwm.cog.mi.us

Northwestern Michigan College

1701 E. Front St.

Traverse City, MI 49686

website:

http://www.nmc.edu

Contacts:

VP for Lifelong, Professional Learning

Ms. Marguerite Cotto

mcotto@nmc.edu

Mr. Keith Overbaugh

Math/Science

Mr. Mike Jacobson

Math/Science

Mr. Greg LaCross

Math/Science

Ms. Laura Jaquish

Math/Science

Mr. Kirk Waterstripe

Math/Science

Ms. Carol Evans

Extended Education

Optomists Club

P.O. Box 402

Traverse City, MI 49685

website:

http://www.tc-optimist.org/

Contacts:

Mr. Bill Bassett

Co-chair, Cabin Property Committee

Mr. Mike Brown

Co-chair, Cabin Property Committee

bdaddy819@aol.com

Pathfinder School

11930 S. West Bay Shore Drive

Traverse City, MI 49684

phone:

231.995.3800

Contacts:

Mr. Shane Harrison

Science Teacher

harrisonb@interlochen.org

Riverkeeper

website:

http://www.riverkeeper.org

Contacts:

info@riverkeeper.org

Rivers Foundation of the Americas

3619 SE Milwaukie Ave.

Portland, OR 97202-3858

website:

http://www.riversfoundation.org

Contacts:

Mr. Peter Lavigne

President

pete@riversfoundation.org

Rotary Charities of Traverse City

250 East Front St., Suite 320

Traverse City, MI 49684

website:	http://www.rotarycharities.com
phone:	231.941.4010

Contacts:

Mr. Ron Zimmer

Chair, Water Studies Liaison Committee

Ms. Marsha Smith

Executive Director

msmith@rotarycharities.org

SEE-North

220 Park Avenue

Petoskey, MI 49770

website:

http://www.seenorth.org

Contacts:

Dr. Mary Whitmore

Executive Director

seenorth@seenorth.org

Service-Learning Youth Council

website:

http://www.michigan.gov/mcsc

Shielding Tree Nature Center

3378 West Harbor Highway

Maple City, MI 49664

website:

http://www.shieldingtree.org

Contacts:

Mr. Mary Rupert

Sierra Club - Midwest Office

229 Lake Avenue, Suite 4

Traverse City, MI 49686

website:

http://www.sierraclub.org/directory/midwestOffices.html

Contacts:

Ms. Emily Green

Director of G.L. Program

Ms. Alison Horton

Suttons Bay High School

310 Elm St.

Suttons Bay, MI 49682

Contacts:

Ms. Ann Pasch

Science Teacher

pascha@suttonsbay.k12.mi.us

T.E.A.C.H. Great lakes

website:

http://www.great-lakes.net/teach

TART Trails

P.O. Box 252

Traverse City, MI 49685

website:	http://www.traversetrails.org
e-mail:	info@traversetrails.org
phone:	231.941.4300

Contacts:

Mr. Bob Otwell

Executive Director

bob@traversetrails.org

Ms. Missy Luyk

Trail Program Specialist

missy@traversetrails.org

TBAISD

P.O. Box 6020 � 1101 Red Drive

Traverse City, MI 49696-6020

Contacts:

Ms. Karen Szcodronski

Director, General Education

Mr. Tom Wessels

Science Coordinator

twessels@tbaisd.k12.mi.us

Teens for Planet Earth

website:

http://teensforplanetearth.org

The Acoustic Ecology Institute

45 Cougar Canyon

Sante Fe, NM 87508

website:

http://www.acousticecology.org/edu/educurriculum.html

The Eco-Learning Center

10277 Bingham Rd.

Traverse City, MI 49684

website:

http://www.ecolearningcenter.org

Contacts:

Ms. Dede Cronin

After School Programs

Ms. Jayne Leatherman-Walker

Director/Educator

info@ecolearningcenter.org

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This page last updated on 3/25/2005.