The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) is a network of volunteer monitoring programs in Michigan. It was created through an executive order by Governor Jennifer M. Granholm to assist the Department of Natural Resources & Environment (DNRE) (formerly the Department of Environmental Quality) in collecting and sharing water quality data for use in water resources management and protection programs.

MiCorps is pleased to announce the release of two grant opportunities for volunteer stream monitoring in Michigan: the Volunteer Stream Monitoring Grant Program and the Volunteer Stream Monitoring Start-Up Grant Program. This year a total of $50,000 is available to fund awards under the two grant programs. For more details, visit: www.micorps.net/streamgrants.html. Enrollment for the 2010 Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program sampling season is now open. Become a volunteer and monitor your lake's water quality as part of one of the oldest volunteer monitoring programs in the country. Visit www.micorps.net/lakeoverview.html for more information and to enroll today! Each year, the Volunteer Stream Monitoring grants program provides funding to organizations interested in monitoring their streams and rivers. Learn more about the 2009 funded projects, and completed and ongoing projects from past years, at www.micorps.net/streamprojects.html. Visit the MiCorps Calendar for more upcoming events!