Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve


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Archive for July 28th, 2009

WMAN grant approved

Western Mining Action Network and Indigenous Environmental Network approved a $3000 grant from YDWP to assist in funding our water chemistry program. This money will go directly to the analysis of water samples in the Yellow Dog and Salmon-Trout River watersheds for low level micro-analysis. “We want to have the best baseline information regarding current [...]

July 28th, 2009
Topic: grants, sulfide mining, water quality Tags: , , ,

YDWP receives $1000 grant

Freshwater Future is pleased to announce that our group will be receiving a grant in the amount of $1000 to put toward our strategic planning. “This project is imperative to the success of any watershed group in times like these. We have never had as many threats, meanwhile dealing with economic hardships. This money will [...]

July 28th, 2009
Topic: grants Tags: , ,

Annual Beach Clean Up

Join YDWP staff, volunteers, and Board to the annual Alliance for the Great Lakes Beach Clean Up. This year we will be cleaning up Squaw Beach in Big Bay on September 19, 2009 at 11am. Participants interested should call our office and let us know you are coming at 906-345-9223. Past years have been very [...]

July 28th, 2009
Topic: Events Tags: , ,

Final Leg of Walk, Paddle, and Roll

Part 3 of the Great Lakes Walk, Paddle, and Roll will commence on August 29nd with a bike ride of 20 miles. Join your favorite Yellow Dog friends and Save the Wild UP for a mountain bike ride through the Yellow Dog Watershed with a tour leader. Come just for the fun of it or [...]

July 28th, 2009
Topic: Events, Fundraising Tags: ,

Protect the Earth/Rydholm Memorial

Join fellow earth lovers for the 2nd annual Protect the Earth event. This year’s event begins August 1st at noon on the campus of Northern Michigan University in the Whitman Building. The first day will hold speakers such as Eric Hansen, Laura Furtman, and Al Gedicks along with dancing, music, and film. Protect the Earth [...]

July 28th, 2009
Topic: Events, sulfide mining Tags: ,