Protect Michigan’s Water During Lame Duck Session

Protect Michigan’s Water During Lame Duck Session The “Lame Duck” session is here—a short, rare window when Michigan lawmakers can vote on critical issues without re-election pressures. This is our […]
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 […]
Rain Garden at Ottawa Stadium Completed with Community Volunteers

Over the last several months, our staff here at the Watershed Council, lead by our Restoration Manager, Noah Jansen, and the City of Harbor Springs Department of Public Works worked […]
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

‘Algae’ is an umbrella term for a large group of aquatic organisms with the ability to photosynthesize. The phrase ‘Harmful Algal Blooms’ (HABs) refers to algae growing excessively and releasing […]
Mural Project Time Lapse

Let’s do the time warp again! Check out this time-lapse video of the mural springing to life, along with the trees and flowers around us.Thank you to the Oleson Foundation and […]
Stormwater Glossary

Stormwater Glossary Stormwater runoff is the result of precipitation that does not infiltrate into the soil. Rather, it flows over land areas or through storm drains to streams, rivers, and […]
Combined Sewer Overflows

Underground sewer systems channel wastewater from its various sources to a wastewater treatment facility, where it is treated and re-released into the environment. These sewer systems may segregate sanitary and […]
Rain Barrels

If you want to capture water naturally from your roof top for use at a later, drier date, use a rain barrel! By capturing this water you will reduce runoff […]