Trout Unlimited and the White River Watershed Partnership are teaming up to complete a watershed inventory utilizing TU’s newly developed RIVERS mobile app.
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
Buck Creek Clean on August 17
This clean up is just one part of a multi-step process in assessing, improving and conserving Buck Creek. This will be an active event where volunteers will be walking and exercising as they make a positive impact upon the Buck Creek Watershed.
TU receives tree planting grant in Michigan’s Rogue River watershed
Trout Unlimited has received funding from the U.S. Forest Service, through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, to plant nearly 17,000 trees along coldwater streams in Michigan.
Annual Cast & Blast!
The Ruffed Grouse Society and Schrems Trout Unlimited are teaming up once again to co-sponsor the annual Cast & Blast. This will be the eighth year of this annual event which is not only a “blast” but a great vehicle to raise funds for both organizations' youth educational programs.
Manure spill turns portions of Coldwater River “ink black”
Brook View Dairy is being investigated by the Michigan DEQ for the March 6 manure spill.
Recap of Feenstra’s 52 weeks on the Muskegon River
Thanks to all the dedicated people who braved the snowy roads to make it to Kevin Feenstra's seminar "52 weeks on the Muskegon River."