Michigan State University

Michigan Watershed Links:

A Work in Progress

Last Updated: 11 March, 2003

Updated sections contain UPDATE

Please send comments and suggestions to: Geoffrey Habron, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and Department of Sociology, Michigan State University: habrong@msu.edu

Map of Michigan Watersheds - MI Department of Environmental Quality (Adobe Acrobat file)

4 March, 2003

WHAT? A new format???? Why?

The webpage contains information that fits into the following categories. These categories are based on initial research at MSU on user preferences for watershed website information and design. Please let me know what you think. If you would rather have the old format see: Old Format (this is not updated)

Questions You Can Answer at this Website:

What is a watershed? What is watershed management?

Where is my watershed? What is going on in my watershed?

What are watershed issues?

What is my role?

What can I do (actions/solutions)?

Where can I go for more information?

What is a watershed?

What is a watershed? - EPA	EPA's Watershed Academy	EPA's Watershed Protection Approach
DEQ Watersheds	DEQ Watershed Management Definition

Where is my watershed? What's going on in my watershed?

Surf Your Watershed - EPA Updated 23 January, 2003	Watershed Information Network - EPA Updated 23 January, 2003	Michigan maps and data online: Michigan State University	DEQ 303d interactive map-MSU Water Resources
Atlas of MI Project - Center for Remote Sensing and GIS	Watershed GIS and maps - DEQ Land and Water Division	DNR Maps

Watershed Groups

Upper Peninsula

Lower Peninsula

Upper Peninsula

Pine Creek Watershed Project - Dickinson County

Updated 23 January, 2003

Fumee Creek Watershed Project - Dickinson County

Updated 23 January, 2003

Hamilton Creek Watershed Project - Dickinson County

Updated 23 January, 2003

Otter River Project- Michigan Tech University

Central Lake Superior Watershed Partnership (CLSWP) Updated 23 January, 2003

Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve

Sturgeon/Otter River Watershed Council

Chocolay River Watershed Project

Lower Peninsula

Northwest Lower Peninsula (Northern Lake Michigan tributaries)

Northeast lower peninsula (Northern Lake Huron)

Southeast lower peninsula (Southern Lake Huron/Lake Erie tributaries)

Southwest lower peninsula (Southern Lake Michigan tributaries)

Northwest lower peninsula (Northern Lake Michigan tributaries)

Friends of the Jordan River Watershed	Crystal Lake Watershed Fund
The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay	Boardman River Project	Land Use Change and Water Quality in Grand Traverse Bay Watershed - MSU Land Transformation Model Updated 6 February, 2003.
Muskegon River Watershed Project - Annis Water Resources Institute	Muskegon River Big Rapids Dam Remnant Removal Project- City of Big Rapids	Muskegon River Initiative- Great Lakes Fishery Trust	Muskegon River Watershed Assembly
Muskegon River Watershed GIS databases - MSU Land Transformation Model Updated 6 February, 2003	Muskegon River Watershed Ecological Assessment and Restoration Project - MSU Land Transformation Model Updated 6 February, 2003	Muskegon River Ecosystem Model (MREM) - MSU Land Transformation Model Updated 6 February, 2003.	A Collaborative Approach to Understanding the Dynamics of the Muskegon Watershed: A Comprehensive Model, Risk Assessment and Tools for Use in Management - University of Michigan Updated 4 March, 2003.
	Tip of the Mitt	Conservation Resource Alliance Updated 23 January, 2003	Pere Marquette

Northeast lower peninsula (Northern Lake Huron)

Au Sable River Anglers

HeadWaters Land Conservancy

Southeast lower peninsula (Southern Lake Huron/Lake Erie tributaries)

Detroit River Remedial Action Plan	Bean/Tiffin Watershed Coalition Updated 4 March 2003
Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy	Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative	Flint River Watershed Coalition	Friends of the Shiawassee
River of Life - Southeastern Michigan	Saginaw Bay and Flint River Watershed - Genesee County MSU Extension	Rouge RiverWatershed - Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project	Mallet's Creek/Huron
Friends of the Rouge - Rouge Education Project Rouge Watershed Case Study - Eastern Michigan University Updated 4 March 2003	Huron River Watershed Council	Friends of the Detroit River	Clinton River Watershed Council

Southwest lower peninsula (Southern Lake Michigan tributaries)

Little Rabbit River - success story article	Davis Creek Watershed - Kalamazoo Conservation District	Four Townships Water Resources Council	Augusta Creek Watershed Association Updated 23 January, 2003	Kalamazoo River Watershed - Kalamazooriver.net
	York Creek Watershed Project	Bear Creek Watershed Project
Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute (WRI)-watershed projects	Black River Monitoring Project- MI Lakes and Streams Association	Lake Macatawa - Updated 23 January, 2003
Grand River Environmental Action Team	MSU Watershed Action Through Education and Research - MSU's watershed plan process	Wolf Creek -	Carrier Creek Updated 11 March, 2003	Friends of the Looking Glass Updated 10 March, 2003
Lower Grand River Updated 4 March 2003		Rogue River Watershed Project
Thornapple River Watershed Council Updated 7 March, 2003	Coldwater River Watershed Council - Thornapple River
	Friends Of The St Joe River Association Inc			Partnership for Meeting Ecological and Agricultural Needs within the Dowagiac River System (MEANDRS)

What are the issues?

General

Michigan Water Quality Report (Year 2002 305(b) Report) Updated 23 January, 2003

Non-point Source Pollution Program

Water Quality Impaired Streams Report (2002) 303(d)

Human Health/Fish Advisories

Michigan Fish Advisory - Dept. Community Health

Fish Advisories - EPA Updated 23 January, 2003

Specific Watersheds

Water Quality Problems - Huron River Watershed Council

Sea Grant Purple Loosestrife Program

Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL)

Science Issues Conference - USGS Advisory Committee on Water Information	EPA TMDL Program
TMDL.org - Utah State University	TMDLs.net - Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA) and America's Clean Water Foundation (ACWF)
Virginia TMDL Program	Wisconsin TMDL Program
Kalamazoo River TMDL
What's a TMDL? - Conservation Technology Information Center, Purdue University	DEQ Non-point Source Pollution Program

What is my role?

General

Specific Watersheds

General

Landowner Assessment and Project Evaluation (LOAPE) Program -University of Wisconsin - Cooperative Extension

Real People Real Places Ecosystem-based Works-in-Progress around Minnesota (MNDNR)

Land Use Area of Expertise Team

Better Designs for Development in Michigan A Natural Resource-based Approach to Land Use Planning and Zoning Decisions

Agriculture

Michigan Farm Bureau	NutrientNet	RUSLE - On-Line Soil Erosion Assessment Tool - Michigan State University	Michigan Agricultural Stewardship Association
Michigan Wetlands Reserve Program	Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture	Buffer Strips: Common Sense Conservation - USDA	Buffers are common-sense conservation - Farm Bureau
Buffer Initiative - MI state contacts	Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) - USDA	Michigan Right to Farm Act - MI Dept. of Ag	USDA Conservation Programs (Farm Services Agency)
Portions of the Conservation Reserve Program Manual [2-CRP (Rev. 3)] - Farm Bill Network	Conservation Reserve Program manual updates - Farm Bill Network	Making Our Nonpoint Source Pollution Education Programs Effective - Journal of Extension article	National Resources Inventory - USDA, NRCS
Water Quality: A Report of Progress by the USDA's Working Group on Water Quality (1997)	FarmASyst - USDA and EPA
Sixth Watershed Heroes Field Training Workshop and Conference - Farm Bureau	Michigan Department of Agriculture Environmental Stewardship	Agricultural Runoff Management - State of Wisconsin	The Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education/ Sustainable Agriculture Network	Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2000 - USDA	Animal feeding operations - EPA Region 5	Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning Technical Guidance - USDA
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) - USDA	Michigan Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program	Water Quality of Tile Effluent on Stewardship Farm - University of Illinois

What can I do to help (actions/solutions)?

General

Specific Watersheds

Education	Practices	Water Quality Monitoring	Watershed Planning
Adopt-a-Stream	Stormwater

Practices

Selecting and Sizing Buffer Practices - NRCS

Riparian Buffers - Connecticut River Joint Commission

In and Around the Home - Huron River Watershed Council Updated 23 January, 2003

Livestock Fencing/Stream Stabilization/Sedimentation Pond - Bear Creek Watershed Project Updated 23 January, 2003

Stormwater

Stormwater Projects - Clinton River Watershed Council Updated 23 January, 2003

Water Quality Monitoring

Water Quality Monitoring - EPA Updated 23 January, 2003

EPA Volunteer Monitoring

EPA's Volunteer Stream Monitoring Methods Manual

Biological Indicator Organisms - Kentucky Water Watch, Kentucky Division of Water

The Stream Study -determine the water quality of a stream based on the collection and identification of stream-bottom macroinvertebrates. Izaak Walton League

Key to Aquatic Macroinvertebrates - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Riparian Management System - Agroecology Issue Team of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Michigan

MI Groups Conducting stream monitoring: EPA site

Water Quality Monitoring and Research - The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay Updated 23 January, 2003

Water Quality Database - The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay Updated 23 January, 2003

Student Monitoring Program - Clinton River Watershed Council Updated 23 January, 2003

Water Watch - Macatawa Bay Yacht Club and Macatawa Area Coordinating Council Updated 23 January, 2003

Black River Monitoring Project- MI Lakes and Streams Association

Education/Outreach

Project FISH - Michigan State University Updated 11 March, 2003

Information and Education Campaign - Huron River Watershed Council Updated 23 January, 2003

Outreach and Education - The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay Updated 23 January, 2003

River Care Kids - Conservation Resource Alliance Updated 23 January, 2003

Educator's Page - Clinton River Watershed Council Updated 23 January, 2003

Clinton RiverWatch - Clinton River Watershed Council Updated 23 January, 2003

Student Monitoring Program - Clinton River Watershed Council Updated 23 January, 2003

Rouge Education Project - Friends of the Rouge

Public Education Plan - Portage/Arcadia Creeks Watershed Planning Project Updated 23 January, 2003

Watershed Stewardship Education Program - Oregon State University Extension

Watershed Education Resources on the Internet - Global Rivers Environmental Education Network

Watershed Outreach Materials - EPA Updated 23 January, 2003

Watersheds for Kids - EPA Updated 23 January, 2003

Adopt-a-Stream

Adopt-a-Stream - Huron River Watershed Council

Watershed Planning

Developing A Watershed Plan - MI Dept. of Env. Quality downloadable document

Model Ordinances Worksheet

Conservation Easements - Saginaw Basin

Where can I go for more information?

General

Data, databases, maps and modeling tools - EPA Updated 23 January, 2003

National Water Quality Network - USDA Updated 23 January, 2003

Water Quality Standards and Criteria - EPA

Regulations and Policy

Regulations and Policy - EPA

Michigan State University	Federal Offices in Michigan	State	Watershed Groups
Funding	Multiple Partners	Local Conservation Districts	National Groups
Fish	Great Lakes	Michigan NGOs	Watershed Projects
Other Michigan Universities	Drain Commissions	Agriculture	Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
General Watershed Links (EPA and others)	Other States

Specific Watersheds

Michigan River Network

Fish

	Michigan Steelhead & Salmon Fishermen's Association	Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council	Great Lakes Fish Tank - Great Lakes Fish Commission
Fishes of the Great Lakes - Wisconsin Sea Grant	EPA's Fish and Wildlife Contamination Program	Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA) Updated Feb. 6 2003	Bay Mills Fisheries Division - Bay Mills Indian Community

Conservation programs

Funding

General

Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds

EPA's Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results (WATERS)

USGS Water Resources of the United States

The Watershed Science Institute (WSSI) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Center for Watershed Protection

Water Environment Research Foundation

Working On Watersheds - Rutgers University, Center for Environmental Communication

River Watch Network

Michigan State University

Community Development & Natural Resources Area of Expertise Teams - MSU Extension Updated 6 February, 2003	Water Quality Area of Expertise Team- MSU Extension	Kellogg Biological Station - MSU Extension Land and Water Program:	Land Use Area of Expertise Team Updated 6 February, 2003
Michigan Natural Features Inventory - MSU Extension Updated 6 February, 2003	Institute of Water Research	Web-based Watershed Courses	The Watershed Post - Institute of Water Research Updated 6 February, 2003
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife	Department of Resource Development Updated 6 February, 2003	Land Transformation Model - combines geographic information systems, artificial neural network, geostatistical and remote sensing technologies to forecast land use change Updated 6 February, 2003	Michigan's Drinking Water Resources - Groundwater Education in Michigan Updated 6 February, 2003

Other Michigan Universities

Eastern Michigan Institute for Geospatial Research and Education Updated 4 March, 2003	Western Michigan - Environmental Institute Updated 4 March, 2003	University of Michigan- Ann Arbor School of Natural Resources and Environment Michael Wiley Updated 4 March, 2003 J. David Allan Updated 4 March, 2003	Grand Valley State Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute (WRI) Ronald Ward
Northern Michigan - Environmental Science	Michigan Tech Water Web Center for Science and Environmental Outreach	University of Michigan-Flint Center for Applied Environmental Research (CAER) Richard Hill-Rowley, Project Director	Great Lakes Maritime Academy

Other States

Ohio Watershed Network Updated 4 March, 2003

Wisconsin Bureau of Watershed Management

University of Wisconsin Extension Water Resources Programs Updated 4 March, 2003

University of Minnesota Extension Service Water Quality Updated 4 March, 2003

University of Illinois Extension Water Quality Updated 4 March, 2003

Purdue Extension Water Quality Program Updated 4 March, 2003

Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board

Missouri Watershed Information Network

Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR)

Watershed Notebooks - Pennsylvania

California Watershed Project Inventory (CWPI)

California Watershed Groups - a statewide survey with results

Kentucky Watershed Management - state agency

Virginia Watershed Task Force

Blackberry Creek Project - Illinois

Neuse River Project - North Carolina State University

Water Librarians' Home Page -

Federal

USGS Water Resources of Michigan	Fish and Wildlife Service-Michigan	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Region 3	Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Michigan
U.S. Geological Survey Water Resource Programs In Michigan	Great Lakes Science Center - U.S. Geological Survey

State

DEQ Watershed Organizations

DEQ Surface Water Quality Division

DEQ Office of the Great Lakes

Environmental Permit Information - DEQ

Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program - Michigan Department of Agriculture

Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Michigan State Government

Michigan Environmental Laboratory Directory

Local Conservation Districts

Michigan Association of Conservation Districts local links

click here to see if your local CD has a website

Drain Commissions

Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners -
Washtenaw County	Michigan Drain Code	Eaton County	Muskegon County
Berrien County	Livingston County	Ingham County	Branch County
Midland County	Lenawee County	Oakland County	Kent County

Funding

Great Lakes Fishery Trust	Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund	Great Lakes Protection Fund	Clean Michigan Initiative - DEQ
EPA Grants	Watershed Funding Links - EPA Updated 23 January, 2003	EPA National Center for Environmental Research	EPA Region 5
Federal Watershed Funding Catalog-EPA	Great Lakes Funding Opportunities links-EPA Great Lakes Office	EPA National Center for Environmental Research ( NCERQA)
CSREES USDA Cooperative State Research, Extension Education Service		USDA SARE North Central Region	USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE
The Foundation Center	TGCI The Grantsmanship Center
Missouri Watershed Information Network	Water Environment Research Foundation	National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - program description	National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - applying for a grant

Multiple Partners

Michigan Multiple Contacts from National Watershed Network

EarthNet-Western Michigan University

Upper Midwest GAP analysis program

National Groups (with State chapters)

Michigan Audubon Society	National Watershed Network
The Nature Conservancy	Trout Unlimited
National Wildlife Federation - Great Lakes Natural Resources Center	Sierra Club - Mackinac Chapter

Great Lakes

Great Lakes Fishery Trust	Great Lakes Information Network	Great Lakes Email lists	Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs)
International Joint Commission	Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission	Great Lakes Radio Consortium	EPA Great Lakes Program Office
The Lake Michigan Monitoring Coordination Council	DEQ Office of the Great Lakes	Michigan Sea Grant College Program	International Association for Great Lakes Research
Lakewide Management Plans, or "LaMP"- EPA	NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory	Great Lakes Commission	State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference
Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System - EPA Great Lakes Initiative	Great Lakes Atlas - Environment Canada and EPA	Bay Mills Biological Services - Bay Mills Indian Community	Great Lakes Directory - online resources of environmental information related to the Great Lakes Basin
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network & Fund	Lake Superior Watershed Data - Michigan Tech University
Michigan Statewide Public Advisory Council - Areas of Concern, Great Lakes Commission Updated 4 March, 2003	Great Lakes Fishery Commission	Great Lakes United	Lake Michigan Federation

Michigan NGOs

West Michigan Environmental Action Council Rain Garden Project	Little Traverse Conservancy	Clean Water Action Updated 11 March, 2003
	Michigan Environmental Council	Michigan League of Conservation Voters	Michigan Environmental Science Board
Michigan United Conservation Clubs	Michigan Association of Conservation Districts	The Michigan Land Use Institute	Michigan Drain Code Coalition
Michigan Karst Conservancy	Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation	Ecology Center - Ann Arbor	Michigan Natural Areas Council
Michigan Cooperative Monitoring Program - MI Lakes and Streams Association	MI Lakes and Streams Association	The Michigan Riparian Magazine	Michigan Waterfront Alliance, Inc.