Conservation District to host Pilgrim River Potluck June 5

HOUGHTON -- Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District (HKCD) will host a Pilgrim River Potluck at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, at the Nara Park Chalet, two miles east of the Michigan Tech campus.

The special guest will be Matt Warner, Department of Environmental Quality Grant Project manager, Michigan Coastal Management Program, for the Pilgrim River Watershed Management Plan.

Please bring a dish to pass and RSVP to Sue Haralson, HKCD administrator, at 482-0214 or email sue.haralson@mi.nacdnet.net.

Pilgrim River Watershed Advisory Council to hold meeting Apr. 23

HOUGHTON -- The Pilgrim River Watershed Advisory Council (PRWAC) will hold its Fourth Meeting at 5 p.m. Monday, April 23, at the Michigan Tech Lakeshore Center Community Room, 600 East Lakeshore Dr., Houghton (former UPPCO building). The public is invited to attend.

The Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District (HKCD) received a Michigan Coastal Zone Management/DEQ/NOAA grant to prepare a Pilgrim River Watershed Management Plan.  A Watershed Management Plan includes a fact-based assessment of water quality, the fishery, habitats, land uses, road and stream crossings, any impairments and other factors impacting water quality of the river and surrounding land. This factual information along with community input will be used to develop a plan with voluntary recommendations to help the community understand and manage a healthy watershed. PRWAC Meetings provide a public forum for constituents of the Pilgrim River Watershed to provide input. Michigan Tech S-STEM students and Keweenaw Land Trust will help facilitate this session.