




Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
Protecting Northern Michigan's Water Resources Since 1979
Water Monitoring
For over 30 years, our volunteer monitoring programs have been gathering data at 97 sites on 56 different lakes and streams
Education & Outreach
Through our programs, students investigate, engage, and foster watershed conservation actions and stewardship ethics
Watershed Management Plans
Guiding the restoration and protection of water quality in lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands in our service area
Casting a Wide Net
Since 1979, we have protected the water resources of Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, and Emmet Counties
With your involvement and financial support ...
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council is dedicated to
protecting and restoring the waters of northern Michigan
and the Great Lakes Basin.
Getting To Know Your Waters
Get Involved. Protect Our Waters.
Your support helps protect lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and groundwater across Northern Michigan.
By donating or joining as a member, you support real work on the ground: water quality monitoring, habitat protection, education programs, and policy action that defends our shared natural resources.
You also join nearly 2,000 local members who care about the future of our waters and wildlife.

Birding Along the Bear River-Session 2
Join Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council and the Petoskey Regional Audubon Society for a pair of guided

Douglas Lake Shoreline Survey 2024
Project Summary In the spring of 2024, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council (hereafter referred to as the
Road Stream Crossings Inventories – Prioritizing Stream Connectivity
In this episode of Watersheds at Work, we talk with Patrick Ertel from the Michigan Department of Natural
What's New at the Watershed Council
Ripple Report: Why Shorelines Matter
Classroom Currents: The Hidden World of Groundwater
Ripple Report: Love in the Watershed
Ripple Report: Looking Ahead to What’s Coming this Year
Birding Along the Bear River-Session 2
Birding Along the Bear River
Summer Celebration 2026
Linking Lakes 2026
Douglas Lake Shoreline Survey 2024
Pickerel-Crooked Lakes Shoreline Survey 2024
Increasing Fishing Access in the Cheboygan River





