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The mission of the MRWA is to preserve, protect and enhance the natural, historic and cultural resources of the Muskegon River Watershed through educational and scientific initiatives, while supporting positive economic development, agricultural and quality of life initiatives of organizations working in the river watershed.

 

MRWA Data Repository
Muskegon River Watershed - Economic Analysis

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Big Rapids Riverwalk: An Environmental Assessment - an environmental assessment by FSU students about the Riverwalk Project.

Boating and Underwater Recreation - (MSUE) - report evaluating the status and potential of Michigan's boating and underwater recreation resources.

County Statistics - statistics for each Michigan County such as field crops planted and harvested, population, social, economic and housing characteristics, crime, etc.

Dam Removal: Challenges and Opportunities for Ecological Research and River Restoration - (Hart, D.D.) - a spatial and temporal context for examining ecological responses to dam removal.

Economic Overview for Michigan Counties - (Iowa State University) - 1970, 1980. 1990. 1995, 1999 and 2000 economic data for each Michigan County.

Economicology - a book by Peter Wege using a combination of economics and ecology as a fundamental basis for achieving sustainability.

Integrated Economic Development and Environmental Protection Assessment for the Muskegon River - (MSU) - discusses the Watershed Information Tool (WIT) that can be used for analyzing both economic and environmental impacts.

Michigan Land Resource Project - (Public Sector Consultants) - land use projections (2020 & 2040) for the entire state of Michigan using GIS.

Revealing the Economic Value of Protecting the Great Lakes - (NE-Midwest Institute & NOAA) - guidebook to familiarize decision makers with techniques for economic analysis of environmental benefits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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