Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve

  The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment received a request from Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company to amend their mining permit to reflect changes in their plan to supply power to their facilities. As stated in the original permit, the company planned to use diesel generations to power the operation. Since then, KEMC changed [...]

Non-profits are known for loving their volunteers and YDWP is no different. We greatly appreciate all of the hard work and numerous hours our community puts in to keep our work at the forefront. If you are interested in joining the pool of wonderful volunteers that we work with, then here is an update of [...]

The development of a new public road will be on the agenda during the next Marquette County Road Commission meeting. The meeting is scheduled for October 7, 2010 at 6:30pm and will be held at the Ispheming Township Hall (1575 US 41). This proposed road will a likely alternative to the Woodland Road and be [...]

As we continue our mission to protect the waters of our area, we participate in the International Beach Clean Up every September. So this year we will be cleaning the public beach in Big Bay on September 25 at 10am. We always have a ton of fun and remove hundreds of pounds of garbage that [...]

In early celebration of World Wide Water Monitoring Day, the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve is hosting a training session for individuals who want to learn more about river ecosystems and assist in our water monitoring program.  We will provide information, tools, refreshments, and a free river monitoring T-shirt on September  11, 2010 to those who [...]