The chapter raised a total of $6,815 for conservation management on the Coldwater River.
Conservation
SWMTU’s mission is to conserve, protect and restore West Michigan’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds and to provide a forum for the exchange of information concerning coldwater fisheries and the techniques and the sport of trout fishing.
This map shows the chapter’s geographic footprint and the rivers that are a focus of ours.
You can learn more about the chapter’s activities by following our conservation thread on this website, or by reviewing the following pages detailing various partnerships and environmental recommendations.
To get involved, or to get more information on these projects, please contact us.
Conservation Partnerships
Environmental Recommendations
Conservation Reports
Please support the Embrace-A-Stream Challenge between November 8-14
With your help, we believe we can double the $2,100 grant and get $1,000 from Orvis.
Coldwater River awarded another Embrace-A-Stream Grant
The $2,100 grant will go toward the Coldwater River Monitoring Project, specifically to cover the cost of temperature loggers placed in the river.
Kinney Creek dam removal project
SWMTU and the Muskegon River Watershed Assembly worked together to raise funds to restore a free flowing Kinney Creek.
White River stream clean-up set for October 2
Please register for this cleanup effort on the White River.
Coldwater River trout survey
Fish were tagged and recorded, including many brown trout in the 12 to 14-inch range.