Rivers and streams crisscross the landscape, providing thousands of miles of essential habitat for fish and other aquatic life, until dams, roads, and other obstacles impede access to critical habitat for refuge, spawning, and forage. Join Dr. Daniel Zielinski, Principle Engineer/Scientist with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, to discuss ongoing efforts to restore connectivity for […]

With no statewide sanitary code and more than 10,000 inland lakes, how do we protect local waterways from leaking or failing septic systems? Michigan State University studies suggest that at least a third of septic systems are not working properly. The water monitoring team at the Watershed Council will share results of a 2022 septic […]