COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation from the Michigan State University Department of Forestry Chair during their Thursday work session on a possible 25-year public partnership concerning 168 acres the county owns on Bater Road.
Doctor Rich Kobe said their department has a top ten global ranking and a reputation for being innovative. As part of their educational approach, they emphasize hands on training by their students.
He detailed the type of undergraduate courses that can be developed by using the Bater Road property…