Tip of the Mitt Volunteers
 

Tip of the Mitt's Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program

Grantee: Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
Title: Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program
Watershed(s): Mullett Lake, Torch Lake, and Lake Charlevoix Tributaries
Funding Amount: $12,104
Contact: Kevin Cronk, Ph: 231-347-1181, Email: kevin@watershedcouncil.org
Project Duration : 2005-2007 (project completed)

The goal of Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council’s Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program was to protect and improve the water quality of the streams of the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The specific objectives included: collecting baseline data, characterizing stream ecosystems, identifying specific water quality problems, determining water quality trends, and informing and educating the public regarding water quality issues and aquatic ecology.

Project Map

Fall 2005 Results

Spring 2006 Results

Fall 2006 Results

Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)

Final Report

Project Fact Sheet




Header photo: Glen Lake, MI by Sean McKendall
Webmaster: Laura Andrews
Program administered by the Great Lakes Commission
and supported by funding from the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality