Our Work
- Portage Creek flows through Reichert Preserve
HRWC is currently working on the following projects:
Land Use Planning: From Watershed Management Planning to Adopt-A-Stream, all of HRWC’s programs continually address the issue of land use planning. Runoff pollution and natural areas destruction from development are the biggest threats to the watershed’s health.
Adopt-a-Stream: Volunteers collect stream data from around the watershed which HRWC staff uses to look for trends and disturbances in stream health.
Bioreserve Project: The Bioreserve Project assesses and protects the remaining natural areas in the watershed. Volunteers collect data during field studies of private and public properties; HRWC uses the data to work with local communities, conservancies, and natural area property landowners to protect and restore natural areas.
Water Quality Monitoring: The Middle Huron Tributary Monitoring Program is conducted for the partners in the Middle Huron Initiative in attempt to gain a better understanding nutrient and contaminant loading dynamics in the middle section of the Huron River Watershed. This web page provides resources for monitoring volunteers and current monitoring results.
Michigan Clean Water Corps: HRWC runs this Department of Natural Resources and Environment program in which volunteer groups and individuals statewide are trained in measuring water quality data on lakes and streams.
Lower Huron: The area of the river begining downstream of French Landing Dam and Belleville Lake, and ending 29 miles downstream at Lake Erie. A tributary stream network of more than 100 miles flows into the lower Huron River.
Middle Huron: The area of the river including Mill Creek, Millers Creek, Malletts Creek, and the portions belonging to the Middle Huron Program.
Upper Huron: The area of the river including Brighton Lake, Huron Chain of Lakes, Kent Lake, and Portage Creek.
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