Place-based education is a proven method of bringing students closer to their communities and developing knowledgeable and active stewards of the environment. Citizen science enlists members of the public in the collection of valuable scientific data. Combining the two, the Northeast Michigan Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative sponsors an award-winning suite of programs that promotes place-based stewardship education experiences for K-12 students.
![Students measure Phragmites plant densities. The data is used to monitor progress of efforts to manage this invasive species on Charity Island. Photo credit: Michigan Sea Grant. (Image credit: Michigan Sea Grant) Students measure Phragmites plant densities. The data is used to monitor progress of efforts to manage this invasive species on Charity Island. Photo credit: Michigan Sea Grant.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/misgnemiglsistudentsmonitorphragmiteslandscape.jpg?itok=8amYwej2)
Students measure Phragmites plant densities. The data is used to monitor progress of efforts to manage this invasive species on Charity Island. Photo credit: Michigan Sea Grant. (Image credit: Michigan Sea Grant)