Coffee @ Ten: Abundance, Despoliation, and Renewal: A Personal Perspective on the Rise of the Cold Water Conservation Ethos in Michigan

Greg is a graduate of Western Michigan University with BA and MA degrees in Anthropology and has worked for over 30 years as a cultural resource management archaeologist across the Midwest. Affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he has conducted archival and laboratory research, field reconnaissance surveys, test and mitigation excavations, and monitoring investigations to assist a wide range of clients in meeting their Federal and State-mandated historic preservation obligations. An avid angler and outdoor enthusiast, Greg has been involved as a volunteer leader with Trout Unlimited since about 2010 and has served as President, Secretary, and is currently a Board member of the local Miller-Van Winkle Chapter. He has also served as Vice Chair and Chair of Michigan Trout Unlimited. Since 2021, he has been the National Leadership Council Representative for Michigan TU where he serves on the NLC Steering Committee and as Chair of the NLC Great Lakes Workgroup. In addition, he has represented Michigan TU on the Pigeon River Country Advisory Council since 2020 and was elected to the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Board of Directors in 2023. Greg lives in Petoskey with his wife Karrie Benedict, an instructor with the Crooked Tree Arts Center, School of Ballet.