The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) is a network of volunteer monitoring programs in Michigan. It was created through Michigan Executive Order #2003-15 to assist the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in collecting and sharing water quality data for use in water resources management and protection programs.

Attention CLMP Volunteers: Due to the late spring, some lakes may not thaw out in time for volunteers to get out and sample for the Spring Phosphorus monitoring parameter according to the published schedule. This is not a problem. If your lake does not thaw in time, do not sample according to the published schedule. Wait for ice-out and safe boating conditions. Collect your sample, freeze it, and turn it in with your summer phosphorus sample. Please contact Jean Roth at MLSA, jroth@mlswa.org, with any additional questions. Each year, MiCorps’ Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program provides grant funding to organizations interested in monitoring their stream and rivers. We are currently reviewing the applications that we received for the 2013 grant cycle and will be announcing the 2013 awards in the coming weeks. For more details on the grant programs or to learn more about the 2012 funded projects, visit: http://www.micorps.net/streamgrants.html. The 2012 Annual Summary Report of the Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program (CLMP) is now available. Visit www.micorps.net/lakereports.html to download the report and view the data collected for your lake. You may also view the CLMP fact sheets for the lake monitoring parameters to learn how each type of monitoring can tell you something different about the health of your lake. Visit the MiCorps Calendar for more upcoming events!