Conservation Heroes of the Great Lakes | North Coast Chronicles

February 25, 2022

Get to know three heroes working to save the Great Lakes!

Preserving the Great Lakes for future generations has been in the hearts and minds of locals who initiated grassroots movements that literally changed the landscape around the region!  In the 9th episode of North Coast Chronicles: Tales from the Great Lakes, we welcome three conservation heroes who have truly made a difference.  Lisa Kutchbach Brohl is Chair and founding member of the Lake Erie Islands Conservancy, which has preserved 70 acres of very limited coastal lands.  Greg Chown, Executive Director and founding member of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, has led the protection of thousands of acres in North Michigan.  And, also with us is Pamela Grassmick from Beaver Island whose work with the Beaver Island Association has become a model for invasives control!  How did these amazing conservationists take their passion for Great Lakes resource protection to such successful fruition? Listen as they inspire everyone to walk in their footsteps!

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Show Transcription
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Helen Brohl

Helen Brohl is a Great Lakes gal, having grown up on the south shore of Lake Erie and a lifetime of summers on Middle Bass Island. Helen understands the Great Lakes as a valuable resource with a Master's Degree from The Ohio State University in Great Lakes Land and Water Use Policy and as an economic engine for the nation with almost 40 years of experience in maritime transportation and trade development. Helen previously worked as professional staff on the U.S. Congressional House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, with NOAA's Office of Coast Management, did trade development for the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, was the Director of Marketing for the Port of Chicago, the Executive Director of the U.S. Great Lakes Shipping Association, and retired in January 2023 after almost 17 years as the Executive Director of the U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System in Washington, DC. Follow along as Helen shares the nature, folk lore, and charm of the Great Lakes!