The Michigan Aquatic Restoration Conference (MARC) is an annual gathering of professionals engaged in the science and art of water resources restoration. MARC’s mission is to engage the aquatic restoration community in dialogue about the many aspects of restoration work in an open and collegial atmosphere. The MARC organizers primarily recruit participation from government agencies, universities/academic research institutions, businesses, and resource management organizations within the state of Michigan. The conference annually alternates between a multi-day conference format (odd years) and a one-day focused workshop or seminar (even years).

This year’s one-day event will be hosted at the Hagerty Center on the campus of Northwestern Michigan College
Hagerty Center, Northwestern Michigan College
715 East Front Street
Traverse City, MI

Cost to attend is $100 (registration fee includes breakfast and lunch).

For more information and to register for the conference, visit http://michiganstreams.org/.

Pre-Conference Activities: Thursday, October 13, 2016

Pre-conference activities include a 2.8 mile float down the river on Thursday afternoon. Put in will be at Scheck’s Place State Forest Campground and take out will be below the former Brown Bridge dam location. Canoes and personal floatation devices (PDF) will be provided however, guests are encouraged to bring their own PDF if they have one. At the float destination an in-stream wood assessment tool demonstration will be conducted. More details will be provided to all registrants a week in advance of the conference.

Cost to attend is $20/person.

An opening reception will be hosted after the float and demonstration at the North Peak Brewery in downtown Traverse City.
North Peak Brewery
400 East Front Street
Traverse City, MI