Little Traverse Bay Watershed Protection Plan
Little Traverse Bay Watershed is at an important crossroads. On one road lies the degraded water quality that will result if past abuses are left uncorrected and the development predicted […]
Lake Street Dam Engineering Alternatives Study
The survey for the Bear River Lake Street Dam Engineering Alternatives Study is now closed. Public input was requested and factored into the study. The study is part of a Great […]
Great Lakes ice coverage faces record low impacting weather, recreation, wildlife
Ice coverage plays an important role for us here in Michigan and it’s no surprise with the recent conditions, there’s not a lot of ice. December 2023 was one of […]
Little Traverse Bay Watershed Road/Stream Crossing Inventory
In 2012, a road/stream crossing (RSX) inventory for the Bear River Watershed, a subwatershed of Little Traverse Bay, was conducted by the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council (TOMWC) as […]
Line 5 Tunnel Plan Gets OK From Michigan Public Service Commission
A long debated plan to replace a segment of Line 5 that runs under the Straits of Mackinac was granted approval by the Michigan Public Service Commission on Friday, with […]
Tip of the Mitt Receives Part of $465,000 in Creating a Culture of Resilience Capacity Building Grant
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council was chosen out of 11 grant-supported projects that help coastal communities increase their knowledge of coastal risks by providing capacity to conduct outreach, obtain […]
BLPA Update on the Burt Lake Watershed Implementation Grant
Our Restoration Manager, Noah Jansen, writes about the updates of the Burt Lake Watershed Implementation Grant. This includes a local Greenbelt Workshop for homeowners that has helped participants learn all […]
EGLE’s Water Resource Division Continues the Series on Zoning for Water Protection, State Regulation, and Local Ordinances
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) protects and monitors waters across the state including the Great Lakes, inland lakes, wetlands, streams, and groundwater. The Water Resources […]
