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Your New Resource for Water Trail Trip Planning
Welcome to the virtual launch for the new Huron River Water Trail website! The new online tool, seven months in the making, offers a nearly complete Water Trail experience . . . minus the water. While...
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Huron River Water Trail receives national designation
Uncork the champagne! The Huron River Water Trail is the newest National Water Trail. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell designated the Huron River Water Trail as the 18th trail of the National...
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What’s Going on in Norton Creek?
Volunteers Mary Bajcz and Larry Scheer monitoring at Norton Creek On June 3, 2015, the Huron River Watershed Council started sampling at 10 sites on Norton Creek, located in Oakland County. In...
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On the chopping block: clean water
*** UPDATE: On August 16, 2017, the EPA and the Army extended the comment period by 30 days for the proposed first step of the review of the definition of ‘Waters of the U.S.’ to provide additional...
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Oakland County’s Health Lake Initiative
Become a Lake Monitoring Volunteer! HRWC has helped run MiCorps, the State’s volunteer water monitoring quality program, since 2004. Thanks to this program, dozens of other organizations and thousands...
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Pick Up the New Paddler’s Companion
The essential waterproof map book for the Huron River National Water Trail is here, and better than ever! The revised edition reflects the most popular questions and needs of Huron River paddlers. A...
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Volunteers on the Lookout for Exotic Aquatic Plants
Lake monitoring in Oakland County! For 14 years, HRWC has worked with lake residents across Michigan through the Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program (CLMP) by training and assisting them with...
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Norton Creek Restoration Project is Underway
Norton Creek is a tributary of the Huron River Exciting restoration and beautification projects are happening in Norton Creek, which resides in the Northeast area of our watershed. We are currently...
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News to Us
The latest news compiled by HRWC staff includes a few positive developments on PFAS for a change, including an end to a deer consumption advisory and the advancement of state PFAS standards to the...
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News to Us
For those of you needing a reprieve from the news on Coronavirus, check out what’s hitting HRWC inboxes. Read about efforts across the Huron River watershed to promote improved water quality as well as...
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News to Us
The dog days of summer have arrived but the news hasn’t stopped. The latest News to Us shines some summer sun on the coronavirus-inspired boom in outdoor recreation, continued Border-to-Border trail...
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European Frog-bit Invades the Watershed
If you live on or near the water – including small neighborhood impoundments – or enjoy boating and recreating locally, you should know about this invasive species, which now lives in the Huron River...
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News to Us
As April showers sweep the Midwest, this month’s News to Us includes articles discussing how local and state governments manage water resources with increasingly frequent and severe rainfall events....
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Change Makers Update Summer 2021
Check out these opportunities to protect the Huron River and clean water. Fighting Climate Change in Oakland County This Spring Oakland County took a big step in combating climate change by committing...
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