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Thanks again to Lauren Dey and Jennifer McKay for their informative presentation today on septic systems and their impacts on our waters!

If you missed it, you can view a recording of the Ice breaker at:
https://www.watershedcouncil.org/pastevents.html

Thanks again to Lauren Dey and Jennifer McKay for their informative presentation today on septic systems and their impacts on our waters!

If you missed it, you can view a recording of the Ice breaker at:
https://www.watershedcouncil.org/pastevents.html

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Join us next Wednesday, April 19th, from 12 to 1 pm for our final Ice Breaker of the year! With no statewide sanitary code and more than 10,000 inland lakes, how do we protect local waterways from leaking or failing septic systems? Lauren Dey, Watershed Programs Director, and Jennifer McKay, Policy Director, will share the results of a 2022 septic study conducted on Lake Charlevoix, provide a policy update on the Watershed Council's work at the state and local level, and share lessons learned about monitoring surface water and groundwater for septic pollution.

Lauren Dey joined the Watershed Council in May of 2021 and is responsible for developing Watershed Management Plans (WMPs), running watershed advisory committees, and ensuring that all education, restoration, and monitoring efforts align with WMPs. She grew up in Harbor Springs and developed a deep appreciation of everything Northern Michigan has to offer. She attended Lake Superior State University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Conservation Biology. Lauren spent six years before joining the Watershed Council working for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians in the water quality program.

Jennifer McKay joined the Watershed Council in 2005 and is responsible for state and federal policy and advocacy to improve protection of our water resources. She serves on the Great Lakes Commission and the Michigan Underground Storage Tank Authority. She also serves on many local boards and committees including the Emmet County Local Emergency Planning Committee and as Vice Chair for the Michigan Environmental Council Board of Directors. She graduated from Michigan State University with degrees in Environmental Studies and Political Science.

Register online at www.watershedcouncil.org/attend-an-event

Join us next Wednesday, April 19th, from 12 to 1 pm for our final Ice Breaker of the year! With no statewide sanitary code and more than 10,000 inland lakes, how do we protect local waterways from leaking or failing septic systems? Lauren Dey, Watershed Programs Director, and Jennifer McKay, Policy Director, will share the results of a 2022 septic study conducted on Lake Charlevoix, provide a policy update on the Watershed Council`s work at the state and local level, and share lessons learned about monitoring surface water and groundwater for septic pollution.

Lauren Dey joined the Watershed Council in May of 2021 and is responsible for developing Watershed Management Plans (WMPs), running watershed advisory committees, and ensuring that all education, restoration, and monitoring efforts align with WMPs. She grew up in Harbor Springs and developed a deep appreciation of everything Northern Michigan has to offer. She attended Lake Superior State University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Conservation Biology. Lauren spent six years before joining the Watershed Council working for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians in the water quality program.

Jennifer McKay joined the Watershed Council in 2005 and is responsible for state and federal policy and advocacy to improve protection of our water resources. She serves on the Great Lakes Commission and the Michigan Underground Storage Tank Authority. She also serves on many local boards and committees including the Emmet County Local Emergency Planning Committee and as Vice Chair for the Michigan Environmental Council Board of Directors. She graduated from Michigan State University with degrees in Environmental Studies and Political Science.

Register online at www.watershedcouncil.org/attend-an-event

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If you have been spring cleaning, don't forget your medicine cabinet. You can dispose of any unwanted and unused medications this Saturday at McLaren Northen Michigan Petoskey Campus from 9am - 1pm. You can drop off over-the-counter medications, prescription meds including controlled substances, and even pet medications. You can bring in pills, liquids, ointments, and lotions. By properly disposing of unwanted drugs, you will help us keep our rivers and drinking water clean and our communities and families safe.

If you have been spring cleaning, don`t forget your medicine cabinet. You can dispose of any unwanted and unused medications this Saturday at McLaren Northen Michigan Petoskey Campus from 9am – 1pm. You can drop off over-the-counter medications, prescription meds including controlled substances, and even pet medications. You can bring in pills, liquids, ointments, and lotions. By properly disposing of unwanted drugs, you will help us keep our rivers and drinking water clean and our communities and families safe.

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In celebration of Earth Day 2023, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council invites everyone to participate in “Earth Day BINGO,” kicking off April 1st through Earth Day, April 22. 

It’s free to participate and each Earth Day BINGO card has more than 20 different activities, one per BINGO square, that you can do to help protect our planet. Once you complete five activities in a row (across, down or diagonally), just mail, drop off, or scan and email your card back to the Watershed Council to receive a special “Make Every Day Earth Day” sticker. 

You can download your Earth Day BINGO card at our website events page, request a card by email at info@watershedcouncil.org, stop by the Watershed Council at 426 Bay Street in Downtown Petoskey, or call (231) 489-7290 to request a card by mail.

In celebration of Earth Day 2023, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council invites everyone to participate in “Earth Day BINGO,” kicking off April 1st through Earth Day, April 22.

It’s free to participate and each Earth Day BINGO card has more than 20 different activities, one per BINGO square, that you can do to help protect our planet. Once you complete five activities in a row (across, down or diagonally), just mail, drop off, or scan and email your card back to the Watershed Council to receive a special “Make Every Day Earth Day” sticker.

You can download your Earth Day BINGO card at our website events page, request a card by email at info@watershedcouncil.org, stop by the Watershed Council at 426 Bay Street in Downtown Petoskey, or call (231) 489-7290 to request a card by mail.

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