Protecting Northern Michigan's ​Water Resources

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.

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.

What's New at the Watershed Council

Ripple Report: Why Shorelines Matter
As we look ahead to 2026, we’re preparing for another year of education, monitoring, restoration,
Classroom Currents: The Hidden World of Groundwater
As we look ahead to 2026, we’re preparing for another year of education, monitoring, restoration,
Ripple Report: Love in the Watershed
As we look ahead to 2026, we’re preparing for another year of education, monitoring, restoration,
Ripple Report: Looking Ahead to What’s Coming this Year
As we look ahead to 2026, we’re preparing for another year of education, monitoring, restoration,
Birding Along the Bear River-Session 2
Join Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council and the Petoskey Regional Audubon Society for a
Birding Along the Bear River
Join Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council and the Petoskey Regional Audubon Society for a
Summer Celebration 2026
Join us for a splash of summer fun at the Watershed Discovery Center's Summer Celebration
Linking Lakes 2026
Join us for Linking Lakes, a gathering designed to bring lake and river associations, watershed
Douglas Lake
Douglas Lake Shoreline Survey 2024
Pickerel-Crooked Lakes Shoreline Survey 2024
Increasing Fishing Access in the Cheboygan River
The Cheboygan River Fishing Access Project helps give more to the community in the following
Greenbelt cost share program
Burt Lake Watershed Greenbelt Cost Share Project
An opportunity for financial and technical support to property owners on Burt, Douglas, Crooked, and