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.
Michigan Clean Water Corps: HRWC runs this Department of Environmental Quality 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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