The Tree Army, made up of staff and volunteers, planted thousands of trees along Michigan’s Rogue River to enhance the resilience of this important coldwater fishery.
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
TU expands Tree Army to more Michigan watersheds
(NOTE: This article was authored by Jamie Vaughn and first appeared on TU.org. Jamie is Trout Unlimited’s Rogue River Home...
Road stream crossing improved on Bigelow Creek
Two road-stream crossings were completed to allow brook trout migration.
Returning to the Muskegon River
Kevin Feenstra about the bugs, minnows, fish, and wildlife that make the Muskegon River special.
RIVERS mobile app allows you to document water quality issues
Every angler should have the RIVERS app on their phone to help TU get a more robust understanding of issues affecting our streams and rivers.
Big portion of Coldwater River improved for trout habitat
About 20 logjams were modified on the Coldwater River to provide better fish cover, stabilize banks, and open new spawning beds.