Last weekend, we welcomed alumni, supporters, and families to our first Summer Visit Day of 2025—and what a day it was!

A Reflection by Au Sable Staff, Natalie Schnackenberg

ALUMNI Q&A WITH FISHERIES BIOLOGIST PATRICK FERGUSON

This spring, more than 50 fourth-grade students from Charlevoix took their learning outside the classroom and into the field through Au Sable’s Restoration Ecology for Young Students (REYS) program.

In her thoughtful piece, Rinah explores the deep connection between Christian hope and our responsibility to care for God’s creation—even in the face of ecological grief.

Join us on Saturday, June 21, for a field excursion focused on the Kirtland’s Warbler!

This summer, you are invited to experience this mission firsthand by visiting our Great Lakes campus in beautiful Northern Michigan.

Bert Froysland, Founding Trustee of the Au Sable Institute, passed away this afternoon.

FACULTY Q&A WITH LANDSCAPE ECOLOGIST GRANT CASADY.

This year’s recipient of the David C. Mahan Fellowship is Devin Stephens from Bethel University.