Wetland Mechanics: Functions and Adaptations of Michigan's Largest Coastal Marsh

Join DNR educator Jonathon Massung at the Tobico Marsh, a Natural National Landmark, in Bay City State Park. Tobico is a unique coastal wetland habitat, home to many threatened or endangered species and one of the few healthy and thriving examples left in the Great Lakes region as a result of professional management. This 30-minute presentation will meet these learning outcomes:

• Identify characteristics common to a wetland habitat like Tobico Marsh.
• Explain the positive impacts a wetland habitat has on our local environment.
• Identify representatives of species found in a marsh that affect the local habitat's biodiversity.
• Describe adaptations that species have developed, allowing them to thrive in a marsh.

Registration and materials

• Pre/post-lesson and NGSS correlations.
• Check back in mid-October to register.