Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve

We would like to invite you to help ensure YDWP is able to continue doing the important work we do by participating in our next fundraiser. Our group will be hosting an auction that will be available online from March 9 to March 23 that will feature one a kind items, locally made goods, and fun experiences. You [...]

The Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve will be hosting its 16th annual fall meeting and concert, December 3rd, 2011. Doors open at 7:30 pm in the Banquet Room of Upfront and Company in Historic downtown Marquette. This year’s entertainment is nationally known, and Michigan loved. Roots Rocking, Steppin In It will be hitting the stage for [...]

Many excellent events are coming up this summer that are well worth attending. Here are just a few. DEFEND OUR WATER and STOP THE EAGLE MINE: Save the Wild UP/WAVE Campaign Kickoff this Saturday, July 9, at 1:00 PM. Speakers, activities, and informational table will be at Marquette County Court House. The day will continue with [...]

A Kirtland’s Warbler Survey will be ongoing from June 6 through June 20, coordinated by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and local volunteers. To help  survey the Yellow Dog Plains for this endangered bird, volunteers can call our office at (906) 345-9223. Surveying in Marquette County is done by vehicle, as well as walking through habitat areas. Maps of habitat areas [...]

As part of our core strategy to protect the watershed, we sometime acquire land to keep open to the public and free from harm. We have an opportunity to purchase 40 acres in the watershed that are quite worth it. The parcel is located by the north entrance of the McCormick Wilderness Area and has [...]