Volunteers will gather at Richardson-Sowerby Park and then be assigned sections for cleanup along with the distribution of trash bags.
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
![Rogue-River-Cleanup-edited Rogue River Cleanup](https://swmtu.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Rogue-River-Cleanup-edited-580x366.jpg)
Rogue River Cleanup
October 7 -- Sponsored by Trout Unlimited, LGROW, and Rogue River Watershed Partners.
![Bear-Creek-1200 Bear Creek Streambank Planting](https://swmtu.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bear-Creek-1200-580x366.jpg)
Bear Creek Streambank Planting
Join TU and SWMTU at Cannonsburg Ski Area to plant native vegetation along the streambank.
![fobc-clean-up 10th Annual Buck Creek Clean-up](https://swmtu.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fobc-clean-up-580x366.jpeg)
10th Annual Buck Creek Clean-up
SWMTU has partnered with FOBC for numerous years on this event, and we encourage you and other SMWTU members to participate.
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It’s the season for Salmon in the Classroom releases
SWMTU board member Dave Helder has long been the chapter's primary contact for area schools in the Salmon in the Classroom program.
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Trees planted along Gougeburg Landing
This new park along the Rogue River features great access to the river.