Make the storm drain connection! Storm drains are underground pipes that carry unfiltered rainwater, melting snow and pollution directly into our rivers, lakes and drinking water. Learn how to care for your curbside storm drain and keep it free-flowing by participating in HRWC’s Adopt-A-Storm-Drain program at https://lnkd.in/gZWaGuzu.
Huron River Watershed Council
Environmental Services
Ann Arbor, MI 1,216 followers
Together we protect our home river.
About us
Founded in 1965, the Huron River Watershed Council (HRWC) is southeast Michigan’s oldest environmental organization dedicated to river protection. The Huron River Watershed Council works to inspire attitudes, behaviors, and economies to protect, rehabilitate, and sustain the Huron River System. HRWC is a nonprofit coalition of Huron Valley residents, businesses, and local governments. The Council bridges political boundaries by building partnerships between and among communities, community leaders, residents, and commercial enterprises. Serving those constituencies, HRWC monitors the Huron River, its tributaries, lakes, and groundwater, and directs multiple programs addressing pollution prevention and abatement, wetland and floodplain protection, citizen education, and natural resource and land-use planning.
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https://www.hrwc.org/
External link for Huron River Watershed Council
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1965
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Primary
117 North First Street
Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48104, US
Employees at Huron River Watershed Council
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Here's a great listen from MichiganPublic's Lester Graham about restoring a forest floodplain on the Kalamazoo River when contaminated sediment is cleaned up and an obsolete dam gets removed. Turns out the fish, wildlife and people come back! You can check out the Huron's version on Mill Creek in Dexter. Head to the Pat and Paul Cousins Memorial Trail for a look at the restoration in Mill Creek Park South. https://ow.ly/POto50T7SUl
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Huron River watershed residents. If you are concerned about the transport and storage of hazardous waste at the Wayne Disposal facility in Van Buren Township come to learn and discuss actions to ensure community safety at a Hazardous Waste Town Hall hosted by Debbie Dingell and Wayne County Exec Warren Evans with public officials from state and federal agencies. When: Wednesday, September 4, at 6pm, Where: Wayne County Community College Campus, 9555 Haggerty Road, in Belleville. See the advisory here: https://lnkd.in/gwu5Astk
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We’ve published the latest Huron River Report! Learn about our study of freshwater mussels in the river in Ypsilanti, how caring for storm drains can keep pollution out of waterways, why septic system maintenance matters, and our work to better understand what Ypsilanti, Belleville and Flat Rock residents think of and hope for the river. This issue also celebrates the volunteers who help us tackle the challenges, highlighting our dedicated summer interns and two very special individual contributors. We are grateful to every volunteer who has given back to the watershed over the years! Download the Huron River Report Fall 2024 at https://ow.ly/oIkn50T7Rof
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Environmental Leaders - Be our guest at Suds on the River! HRWC is a non-profit dedicated to protecting and restoring the Huron River for healthy and vibrant communities. Corvias Infrastructure Solutions (CIS) is a national leader focused on the improvement of the environmental, economic, and social condition of our nation’s infrastructure. As partners, we are dedicated to increasing connections with multicultural voices throughout our watershed so that all may benefit from this essential natural resource. To build a stronger more diverse community, CIS is sponsoring 15 tickets for first-time attendees to HRWC’s premiere fundraising event this September - Suds on the River 2024. Suds is designed to facilitate conversation about water and infrastructure needs, increase community connections, and celebrate the river. We invite you to join the conversation - and the fun! Enjoy gourmet food and craft brews, delightful mocktails, live music, and great friends. Learn more at www.HRWC.org/suds. If you would like to join Suds as a guest of CIS visit https://lnkd.in/g4ctdUx6 Tickets provided by CIS are available on a sliding scale from $0- $150. For more information contact Wendy Palms at 734-769-5123, or [email protected]
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📰 News to Us: Toxic blooms on Lake Erie still a problem 10 years after Toledo issued a ‘do not drink’ order A decade after the Toledo water crisis, harmful algal blooms (HABs) continue to plague Lake Erie’s western basin and threaten water quality. However, millions of dollars have been invested to safeguard Toledo’s drinking water from the threat of HABs. Water resources managers across the Lake Erie basin continue to struggle to reduce bloom occurrence and nutrient runoff into the Lake. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gQf57Fij Learn more about HABs in the Huron River watershed: https://lnkd.in/gwE4NhW7 See more of what we've been reading this month: https://lnkd.in/gEitsR5g
Toxic blooms on Lake Erie still a problem 10 years after Toledo issued a 'do not drink' order
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📰 News to Us: Webster Township purchases 29 acres of land for preservation The Webster Township farmland and open space preservation program recently closed on a new conservation easement purchase to protect 29 acres of land within the Huron River watershed. This is one of a few recent land preservation purchases by Webster Township, who also closed on a 19 acre property earlier this summer. The program remains a priority for Webster Township as residents recently voted in the August primary election to renew their millage and sustain the program for another 10 years. https://lnkd.in/gnZv7iK8
Webster Township purchases 29 acres of land for preservation
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The 2024 Midwest Beaver Summit is just a week away! Register to see “Navigating Conflicts Between People and Beavers and People Again,” presented by Alexa Whipple, Beaver Project Director, Methow-Okanogan Beaver Project. https://lnkd.in/genjr37Y We are proud to be a co-host of the 2024 Midwest Beaver Summit, which will be held on Wednesday, August 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. CT. Register for the online event and learn more about the ecological importance of beavers to our region and how we can coexist with them by managing beaver conflicts nonlethally.
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📰News to Us: With more severe storms, rain gardens could help Ypsilanti manage water in parks City of Ypsilanti is exploring rain gardens and other green stormwater infrastructure to improve management of runoff at its parks. Both Recreation Park and Candy Cane Park in Ypsilanti are subject to standing water after rainfall, which poses challenges to recreation and park maintenance. Thanks to recent grant funding, the City is hoping to use native plants and other natural features to manage the rainwater and, in turn, mitigate runoff into the Huron River watershed. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gh_t2KWE Visit our Take Action page on landscaping for more information on the power of rain gardens and native plants in improving water quality: https://lnkd.in/d6fV7kTJ
With more severe storms, rain gardens could help Ypsilanti manage water in parks
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📰 August News to Us is published! Keep up to date with the latest water wins, including articles covering two new laws protecting Michigan’s waters, recent land preservation efforts in Webster Township, and green stormwater infrastructure projects in Ypsilanti parks. Also included in our August News to Us is an article highlighting progress and challenges in combatting Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms. See what we're reading at https://lnkd.in/gEitsR5g
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