Professor Ryan Holifield’s research on Great Lakes is featured in May 2019 issue of In Focus

To keep the largest water system in America clean and healthy, contaminated areas around the Great Lakes, known as “Areas of Concern,” need a lot of care from local stakeholders. But, just how do you find stakeholders to participate in the clean up? And once you have them, how do you keep them? Geography associate professor Ryan Holifield tackles those questions in his latest research paper.

Read the full article here on In Focus. 

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