In Aquatic Biology, Dan provides students with the fruits of decades of teaching and research experience, directly investigating aquatic plants and animals in the field, along with their adaptations to the aquatic environment and the ecological systems in which they function.

This year, Au Sable is honored to announce that the 2019 recipient of the Calvin B. DeWitt Leadership Fellowship is Keely Schultz of the University of Northwestern – Saint Paul (UNWSP)(Minnesota).

Rev. Gerry Koning is the 2019 recipient of the Creation Care Pastoral Leadership Award, a recognition given by the Au Sable Institute to a church leader who is committed to serving, protecting and restoring God’s earth.

Funding Will Allow 250 Students to Participate in Environmental Education Programming

The Au Sable Institute has adopted a four mile stretch of the North Country Trail.

Aquatic Biology is perfectly situated in northern Michigan’s “headwater country,” where national and state scenic rivers like the Jordan, the Manistee, and the Au Sable begin. Northern Michigan is also an area with a high density of lakes, bogs and springs, surrounded by the three Great Lakes of Michigan, Huron, and Superior.

We are pleased to announce that Alyssa Sargent has been awarded the Field Naturalist Certificate.

Mark brings expertise in what has become one of conservation’s most important new technologies, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

There are few skills more practical, or more biblical, than that of growing your own food, and doing it right.

Deadline to apply is February 15.