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Great Lakes Groups Call for Construction to Restart on Invasive Carp Barrier

Great Lakes Groups Call for Construction to Restart on Invasive Carp Barrier The Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council joined

Ripple Report: Why Shorelines Matter

As we look ahead to 2026, we’re preparing for another year of education, monitoring, restoration, and community work

Ripple Report: Love in the Watershed

As we look ahead to 2026, we’re preparing for another year of education, monitoring, restoration, and community work

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, and community work

Ripple Report: Welcome, New Board Members!

As we close another year of protecting and restoring the waters that make Northern Michigan home, we’d like

Watershed Council Completes Coastal Management Program Grant with EGLE

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council recently completed an exciting grant through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great

Watershed Council Collaboration to Bring Robot, to Collect Litter From Beaches and Lakes This Summer

This summer and fall, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council will collaborate with Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC),

Petoskey Celebrates New Ruth Tucker Ayers Harris Watershed Discovery Center

Located at the Tip of The Mitt Watershed Council’s headquarters downtown Petoskey, this new space offers an educational hands-on

Grand Opening Celebration of the Ruth Tucker Ayers Harris Watershed Discovery Center

This event is in partnership with Downtown Petoskey on Saturday, June 1, 2024 Opening Celebration: 12 p.m. –

New Watershed Discovery Center Set to Open in Petoskey

A grand opening will be happening on June 1st from 12:00 m – 2:00 pm for The Ruth Tucker

Help Us Name the Sturgeon

This Contest Has Now Closed Each year, in partnership with the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Receives Part of $112,495 from Charlevoix County Community Foundation Grant

The Charlevoix County Community Foundation hosted two grant cycles in March, a total of $112,495, and grants have

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Receives Part of $14,750 from Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation Grant

The Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation recently awarded grants to two projects intended to help protect Little Traverse

Tip of the Mitt Receives part of $100,000 from EGLE Grants to Conduct Stream Cleanups and Monitoring

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council was chosen out of 27 grants awarded from The Michigan Department of

Prescription Drug Drop-off Collection Day April 13

To help citizens properly dispose of unwanted or expired medicines, there is an upcoming POD (Prescription and Over-the-Counter

Dispose of Unwanted or Expired Medicines at April 13 POD Drop-off Event

An upcoming POD (Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Drop-Off) collection event on April 13 will allow Northern Michigan residents

Antrim County Gets Another Drug Disposal Box, Hoping To Divert Meds From Water

A new drug disposal box is available in the lobby of the Central Lake Police Department in Antrim

Robot To Be Used This Summer to Clean Plastic From Northern Michigan Beaches

Plastic pollution has been a longstanding threat to the Great Lakes. But this summer alongside the usual cleanups,

Robotic Beach Cleaner, BeBot, Deployed To Tackle Great Lakes Plastic Pollution

Around 22 million pounds of plastic debris end up in the Great Lakes every year. A staggering 90

Name the First Sturgeon at Newly Renovated Watershed Discovery Center in Petoskey

The Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council in Petoskey has some big renovations underway to improve its education

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Seeking Volunteers for Spring Stream Monitoring

The Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council will start this year’s Volunteer Stream Monitoring (VSM) program with a

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Names New Executive Director

On Monday, the board of directors for the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council announced that Heather Huffstutler

Some Want Michigan to Regulate Septic Tanks to Protect Water Quality

Being a state with direct access to a lot of freshwater creates opportunities for housing, jobs and tourism.

Over 31,000 pounds of trash collected from Michigan rivers, streams in ’23

Nearly a dozen organizations across the state received funding from EGLE to collect garbage from rivers and streams

Elk Rapids Wants to Help Its Shoreline Through New State Climate Corps Program

Michigan is working with communities and organizations to tackle climate change by funding new staff positions. To protect

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

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

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

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

In the News

Great Lakes Groups Call for Construction to Restart on Invasive Carp Barrier

Watershed Council Completes Coastal Management Program Grant with EGLE

Watershed Council Collaboration to Bring Robot, to Collect Litter From Beaches and Lakes This Summer

Petoskey Celebrates New Ruth Tucker Ayers Harris Watershed Discovery Center

Grand Opening Celebration of the Ruth Tucker Ayers Harris Watershed Discovery Center

New Watershed Discovery Center Set to Open in Petoskey

Help Us Name the Sturgeon

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Receives Part of $112,495 from Charlevoix County Community Foundation Grant

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Receives Part of $14,750 from Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation Grant

Tip of the Mitt Receives part of $100,000 from EGLE Grants to Conduct Stream Cleanups and Monitoring

Prescription Drug Drop-off Collection Day April 13

Dispose of Unwanted or Expired Medicines at April 13 POD Drop-off Event

Antrim County Gets Another Drug Disposal Box, Hoping To Divert Meds From Water

Robot To Be Used This Summer to Clean Plastic From Northern Michigan Beaches

Robotic Beach Cleaner, BeBot, Deployed To Tackle Great Lakes Plastic Pollution

Name the First Sturgeon at Newly Renovated Watershed Discovery Center in Petoskey

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Seeking Volunteers for Spring Stream Monitoring

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Names New Executive Director

Some Want Michigan to Regulate Septic Tanks to Protect Water Quality

Over 31,000 pounds of trash collected from Michigan rivers, streams in ’23

Elk Rapids Wants to Help Its Shoreline Through New State Climate Corps Program

Great Lakes ice coverage faces record low impacting weather, recreation, wildlife

Tip of the Mitt Receives Part of $465,000 in Creating a Culture of Resilience Capacity Building Grant

BLPA Update on the Burt Lake Watershed Implementation Grant

EGLE’s Water Resource Division Continues the Series on Zoning for Water Protection, State Regulation, and Local Ordinances

Rain Garden at Ottawa Stadium Completed with Community Volunteers

Newest Leadership Little Traverse Class Gathers To Launch Nine-month Journey

State and Federal Officials Tout “Septic-Smart” Week

New Strategy To Combat Exotic Water Plants

Harbor Spring Planning Commission Stormwater Runoff

Water Resources Youth Camp

2023 Annual Meeting

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