Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve

A small gathering a watershed residents and supporters of clean water and pure environment will be coming together this Sunday (July 18th) which is Lake Superior Day. All are welcome to fast together and may arrive anytime to the site. Below is a description on how to get there.
From Marquette: Travel up County Road 550 [...]

As part of our mission, YDWP will continue to collect as much scientific data as we can to document the conditions of the watershed. We will be conducting a Breeding Bird Survey on June 12, 2010 and need more people to help collect information. If you like to go birding or just to be outdoors, [...]

We are taking the cause down to Lansing as we rally on the capitol steps. Please read below for more information and attend if you can!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
11:00 am – Gather on the Capitol Lawn
11:30 – 2:00pm Reading of the Environmental Justice Petition
                                 Reading a Tribal Rights Statement
                                 Performance – There are many musicians [...]

Over the course of the two weeks, we have seen one arrest, two protests, petitions, and letter writing campaigns. To top it all, members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community have come to Eagle Rock to help protect it from mining development. Yesterday, Cynthia Pryor pleaded not guilty which would mean it will go to a [...]

Kennecott filed an amendment letter to the MDNRE  in February seeking modification of a Groundwater Discharge permit.  Details indicate that they would bring the water to the surface and covering it all with 8″ of gravel, two layers of styrafoam board and a 40 ml liner, as opposed to an underground injection.  There will be a public hearing scheduled for [...]