Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve


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River Monitoring Day

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 [...]

September 1st, 2010
Topic: Citizen Action, Events, water quality Tags: ,

Woodland Road permit withdrawn

The permit application for the Woodland Road project was withdrawn from review according to a letter sent to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment on May 7. The letter was sent from the Woodland Road, LLC which was planning to build a road connecting the Yellow Dog Plains to M-28 near Humboldt Township. [...]

May 11th, 2010
Topic: news, sulfide mining, water quality Tags: , , , , ,

YDWP hosting Film Festival!

The Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve, Downwind Sports, and Students Acting to Save Michigan’s Water will be hosting the national Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival this November. The festival will be a two night event, November 5th and 6th, in Jamrich 103 on the campus of Northern Michigan University. Doors open at 6pm and films [...]

September 29th, 2009
Topic: Events, Fundraising, land conservation, programs, sulfide mining, water quality Tags: , ,

October Board Meeting in Marquette

October 21, 2009 at 7:30pm- The Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve will hold their next Board meeting in Marquette at the Marquette Federation of Women’s Clubs at 104 W. Ridge St. The group will provide brief updates on activities as well as a presentation and discussion on the Clean Water Act. Refreshments will be provided and [...]

September 16th, 2009
Topic: Events, water quality Tags: , ,

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: , , ,