December 19, 2025
By Keely Baribeau

Community Engagement Informs the Future

Friends of the St. Clair River recently hosted public input sessions to welcome feedback from community partners and local leaders who have been a part of its mission. Tackling the evolving work of restoring, protecting and enhancing the St. Clair River and its watershed is no small task. It takes a lot of “friends” of the organization. 
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December 4, 2025
By Keely Baribeau

Opening Doors to STEM Careers: Inspiring the Next Generation

For many students across the Thumb Coast, the spark of curiosity begins with a moment that inspires them. For Friends of the St. Clair River, those moments are the heart of their mission. Through immersive outdoor programs, career-connected learning, and strong partnerships with local schools, the organization is introducing young people to meaningful STEM pathways rooted in their own community.
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November 11, 2025
By Keely Baribeau

Recreation: Where Connection Meets Conservation

The St. Clair River watershed offers endless ways to explore - wooded trails winding through quiet forests, riverways stretching toward open water, and welcoming parks that offer communities special places to go outside and play. For Friends of the St. Clair River, these natural spaces are more than scenic backdrops; they are living classrooms and gateways to stewardship.
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May 7, 2024
By Sheri J. Faust, Executive Director, Friends of the St. Clair River

25 Seventh Graders Learn How To Protect Cuttle Creek

We wanted to shine the spotlight on a special nominee in the “School/Classroom” category, so we nominated the St. Clair County Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) Middle School Innovation Academy.
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September 8, 2022
By Brooke Hiller, Restoration Coordinator, Friends of the St. Clair River

Ethical Foraging: A Strategy for Sustainability

Long before there were supermarkets, farmers markets, CSAs, farm stands and fast-food restaurants, humans relied on the age-old practice of hunting and gathering. Without a sense of entitlement to immediate and bountiful culinary gratification, ancient peoples embodied an ethos of respect, gratitude and stewardship of the land that fed them, clothed them, and sheltered them from the harsh elements.
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