Mary Bohling

Focus
Works with coastal communities and businesses in southeast Michigan to apply science-based knowledge to address Great Lakes issues. Counties include: Tuscola, Huron, Sanilac, St. Clair, Macomb, Wayne, and Monroe.

Professional Interests

• Greenways Initiatives
• Avian Issues
• Public-Private Partnership Development
• Planning and Redevelopment in Urban Communities

Education

• B.G.S. University of Michigan-Dearborn (Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Anthropology)
• M.S. University of Michigan-Dearborn (Environmental Science)

Professional Experience

• Co-Chair, Downriver Linked Greenways Initiative since 2003. Fostering collaboration between 21 Wayne County communities.
• Co-Founder and board member of the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance, a non-profit organization created to support the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge with environmental education & outreach, natural areas preservation and cooperative conservation initiatives in coastal communities in the Lower Detroit River and Western Lake Erie.
• Steering committee member for the Detroit Heritage River Water Trail, creating a Master Plan for non-motorized watercraft travel along Metropolitan Detroit’s waterways.
• Featured speaker at the 2005 White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation.