MI Paddle Stewards Training/Kayak Safety Skills: Traverse City

The MI Paddle Stewards program consists of a three-hour, self-paced online training followed by optional in-person workshops. The program teaches paddlers to identify, report, and prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. Participants get tips for properly cleaning their boats and paddling equipment to avoid transferring aquatic invasive species and diseases between water bodies.

After taking the MI Paddle Stewards self-paced online course, participants are invited to join an optional in-person workshop in their community. These workshops are hosted by local groups, such as watershed councils, paddling clubs, and invasive species management organizations. Participants can meet local paddlers, put course principles into practice, and take home a MI Paddle Stewards goodie bag.

In some locations, Michigan Sea Grant and partners are also offering a kayak skills safety training course.

Detroit: 6/12/25 (Belle Isle)
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• MI Paddle Stewards Training
  9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• MI Paddle Stewards Training
  1-4 p.m.

Alpena: 07/19/2025 
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• MI Paddle Stewards Training
  9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET
• Kayak Skills Safety Training
  1:30 – 4:30 p.m. ET

Traverse City: 7/22/2025 (Ellsworth)
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• MI Paddle Stewards Training
  9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET
• Kayak Skills Safety Training
  1:30 – 4:30 p.m. ET