The Muskegon River Watershed Assembly is dedicated to the preservation, protection, restoration, and sustainable use of the Muskegon River, the land it drains, and the life it supports, through educational, scientific and conservation initiatives.
2002 Wild Rice Activities
November 8 & 9, 2002
The kickoff ceremony for the MRWA Emergent Vegetation Restoration Project took place on Friday, November 8, 2002 with a Blessing and Pipe Ceremony by the Little River Band of the Odawa Indian Nation. Ms. Ronace Hogan and Bunker Junior High (Muskegon) students gave a presentation of their "Peace Art". Forty-four (44) volunteers participated in this two-day event, casting wild rice and planting bulrushes, sedges and arrowhead in five difference areas of Muskegon Lake and Lower River Estuary.
