Alan D. Steinman
AWRI Director

Current Projects:

Muskegon Lake Long-Term Monitoring
Partners: Community Foundation for Muskegon County and
Muskegon Community
Bear Lake Hydrologic Reconnection and Wetland Restoration
Funding agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Partners: West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission
Ruddiman Creek

Studies to Support Ruddiman Creek Implementation-Ready TMDL
Funding agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Partners: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr, & Huber, and
West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission
diatom tiles
Developing a Diatom-Based Bioassessment Tool in Ruddiman Creek
Funding sources: the Paul C. Johnson Foundation and the Hines Corporation
Influence of burrowing macroinvertebrates and invasive filter-feeding mussels on nutrient biogeochemistry in eutrophic lake sediments
Funding source: AWRi postdoctoral fund
Bear Lake

Bear Creek / Bear Lake (Muskegon County) Watershed Implementation (2) Project: Internal Phosphorus Loading
Funding agency: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Partner:  Muskegon River Watershed Assembly

Habitat Restoration in Muskegon Lake:
Macrophyte Assessment & Socioeconomic Monitoring
Funding sources:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Community Foundation for Muskegon County
Partners: West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission, Great Lakes Commission, Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership, Muskegon River Watershed Assembly


Past Projects: