Fall 2020 Watershed Announcements
Help out your local watershed by participating in the following watershed events!
Clinton River Watershed Council:
September 18, 2020: Adopt-A-Stream Training
September 19, 2020: Clinton Cleanup
Location: New Pathway along Clintonville Road. Park/Register at Harvestland Church (5848 Clintonville Rd.)
Information: Please wear a mask and practice social distancing, to register email Derek Smith at [email protected]
September 20, 2020: Clinton Cleanup
Location: Meet in Eagles Landing parking lot off Livernois, South of Avon on the West Side of the street.
Information: Choose to cleanup the trail or the river, waders will be provided. Email [email protected] or register at the front desk to confirm attendance.
September 22, 2020: Adopt-A-Stream Training
Location: Center Line Parks & Rec 25355 Lawrence Ave, Center Line MI 48015
September 23, 2020: Weekly Clean
Location: Beaudette Park in Pontiac- 786 Orchard Lake Rd, Pontiac, MI 48341
Information: Every week, volunteers pick up trash, remove woody debris and perform in-water cleanups during the summer months called “Trash Runs” by paddling up and down the river.
September 26, 2020: Weekly Clean
Location: Waterford Clinton River Canoe Launch near Elizabeth Lake and Airport Rd
September 30, 2020: Weekly Clean
Location: MacArthur Park in Mt. Clemens- 96 North River Road Park in YMCA parking lot
Information: Every week, volunteers pick up trash, remove woody debris and perform in-water cleanups during the summer months called “Trash Runs” by paddling up and down the river.
Huron River Watershed Council
September 10, 2020-October 31, 2020: Suds For The River Tour 2020
Information: When you purchase a Suds ticket to support HRWC, you will receive a passport to the Suds for the River Tour! Visit participating breweries and restaurants and get your passport stamped along the way. If you visit at least four participating locations by October 31, 2020, you could win cool prizes! Plus, your passport is your ticket to special discounts off brews and bites at participating locations. Alcohol purchase is not required.
How to Play: Purchase a Suds ticket for $35 or more and we will mail you a passport. Bring your passport when you visit the locations and ask the staff to stamp it. When you’re done, send us your passport to be entered in the drawing for prizes.
Details: Visit at least 4 participating locations to be entered to win one of three grand prize drawings.Passports must be signed or stamped by participating locations, and returned to HRWC, via email or mail by November 5 to qualify for grand prize drawings. (make sure your name and email is on the passport)Stay tuned for pop-up challenges to win sweet prizes!Food, non-alcoholic, and alcoholic beverages qualify towards grand prize entry.Don’t forget to get social by posting pics your tour using #Suds4RiverMail: HRWC, 1100 N. Main St., Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Email:Email a photo or scan of your passport(s) to [email protected]
Visit: https://www.hrwc.org/donate/suds/ to see participating breweries and restaurants.
September 19, 2020: Bandhu Garden Planting Workshop
Location: 12285 Maine St, Hamtramck, MI 48212
Information: Rain Garden Planting Workshop- Register at: https://forms.gle/hCgE3YUBDEEsQ44i8
Go to https://therouge.org/land-water-works-coalition/ for more info. Learn more about Bandhu Gardens: http://bandhugardens.com/
September 29, 2020: Master Rain Gardener Training Program
Location: Southfield Parks and Recreation, 26000 Evergreen Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
Information: APPLY TODAY! Visit TheRouge.org/mrg
Cost: Cost: $119 ($350 value; sliding scale scholarships available, minimum fee of $20) $175 for applications received after September 15thSubsidized rates applicable for residents of the Rouge River Watershed, Washtenaw County, Oakland County, or other MRG funding partners
Requirements: Participants must attend all five classes and plant or adopt a rain garden to earn their Master Rain Gardener certificate, garden sign, and t-shirt (yes, there are t-shirts!).
Questions: contact Matthew Bertrand
October 3, 2020: Pumpkinfest
Location: MSU Tollgate Education Conference Center
28115 Meadowbrook Rd, Novi, MI 48377, USA
Information: FOTR staffing terrain model and display
Flint River Watershed Coalition
September 26, 2020-October 10, 2020: Fall Water Quality Monitoring
Information: We will be holding our Fall Water Monitoring Window from September 26th to October 10th in Genesee and Lapeer counties and we need you to help us collect all that super important data - and the bugs! The bugs that live in our local rivers and streams (called benthics) tell us how their stream is doing. Is it healthy? Has there been pollution introduced to the stream? Has it improved? What IS that bug I found?All great questions, and ones we need answers to. Interested? We have over 35 sites across Genesee and Lapeer counties, so we are sure to have one near you. Message Jaime Welch or email her at [email protected] for more information or to sign up for a site today!