Kalamazoo River Watershed Council

Kalamazoo River Watershed Council (KRWC) is the assumed name of the Kalamazoo River PAC, and was incorporated as a 501 C3 Non Profit under the name of the Kalamazoo River Watershed Public Advisory Council in 1998. The KRWC plays an important role in many watershed-wide initiatives, all with the long term protection, restoration, enjoyment and stewardship of the Kalamazoo River and its tributaries in mind.

Visit the KRWC website View the KRWC Interactive StoryMap

Friends of the Detroit River                

Friends of the Detroit River (FDR) is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the Detroit River, a vital waterway which serves as a critical habitat for wildlife, a source of drinking water, and a hub for recreational activities. By engaging in community based stewardship, education and restoration since 1996, FDR aims to ensure a cleaner, healthier river for future generations. FDR has assisted the Detroit River Public Advisory Council since its inception and currently serves as fiduciary.

Visit the FDR website View the FDR interactive StoryMap Learn about the Celeron Island Habitat Restoration Project Learn about the Sugar Island Habitat Restoration Project

View of Celeron Island wetlands, Detroit River.

Aerial view of Sugar Island, Detroit River.

Friends of the St. Clair River          

Friends of the St. Clair River is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that was founded in 2017 to raise awareness about the need to clean up the St. Clair River located along Michigan's Thumb Coast. We are headquartered in St. Clair, Michigan and are served by a volunteer Board of Directors, staff, and volunteer stewards. As the Thumb Coast region’s largest environmental non-profit, we work with partners on the Canadian and American sides of the international St. Clair River on a variety of initiatives, including land stewardship, community education, environmental monitoring, and responsible recreation.

The St. Clair River had ten impaired Beneficial Uses, but through almost three decades of collaborative efforts, conditions in the St. Clair River are improving. The St. Clair River watershed contains some of the most limited, valuable fresh water on earth and we are here to restore, protect and enhance the future of those waterways and surrounding land.

Visit the Friends of the St. Clair River website Visit the Friends of the St. Clair River interactive StoryMap Learn about the Marysville Living Shoreline Restoration Project Learn about the Blue Water River Walk County Park (formerly Wetland County Park) Habitat Restoration Project

Restored Cottrellville site with natural beach, native
riparian shoreline and aquatic habitat structures.

Restored Blue Water River Walk County Park
(formerly Wetland County Park) with native riparian
shoreline, wetland ponds, and a boardwalk.

Alliance of Rouge Communities

Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 2005, consisting of local municipalities, counties, educational institutions and stewardship groups working together to improve the Rouge River. The ARC also serves as the fiduciary for the Rouge River Advisory Council (RRAC) who supports and advocates for activities in the Rouge AOC. In 2008, the ARC and RRAC along with EPA, EGLE, MDNR, and ARC member communities developed a formal list of specific projects that needed to be completed in the watershed in order to remove the Fish and Wildlife Habitat Beneficial Use Impairment (BUIs) to begin moving towards delisting the Rouge River as an Area of Concern (AOC). This work resulted in the development of a Rouge AOC habitat list that was approved by EGLE and EPA in 2018. The ARC, with RRAC support, has been actively applying for funding to implement many of the projects, with several of them complete.

Visit the ARC website Visit the RRAC website View the Rouge River Project Dashboard Learn about the Johnson Creek-Fish Hatchery Park Habitat Restoration Project Learn about the Henry Ford Estate Fishway Project

Restored Johnson Creek-Fish Hatchery Park, Rouge River.

Aerial view of Henry Ford Estate Fishway, Rouge River.