Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) – Lake & Stream Monitoring

The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) is a network of volunteer water quality monitoring programs in Michigan. It was created through Michigan Executive Order #2003-15 to assist the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) in collecting and sharing water quality data for use in water resources management and protection programs. About MiCorps

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News and Blog

Invasive Species Awareness Week: Be a Water Hero!

All lakes are in danger of establishment and disruption by aquatic invasive species! In the Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program (CLMP), people that I like to call “Water Heroes” (also known as lake monitoring volunteers) are the ones whose diligence protects their lake from infestation. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed June 30-July 7, 2019, as Michigan’s Aquatic Invasive… Read More

Decontaminate! Stop invasive species spread when you conduct scientific monitoring

Scientific monitoring is essential for learning more about our environment, but scientists and volunteers can transfer invasive species from one place to another and cause more harm than good! Thanks to funding from EGLE and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Huron River Watershed Council created and distributed 178 kits to 25 stream monitoring… Read More

It All Started with CLMP

Guest Blog by: Mike Gallagher, President, Michigan Lake Stewardship Associations, and Gull Lake Quality Organization Way back in 2006, the Gull Lake association board of directors sat around the table and once again discussed the same old questions: “How do we know if our lake quality is getting better or worse? How can we monitor… Read More

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