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Auction Officially Open!
We would like to invite you to help ensure YDWP is able to continue doing the important work we do by participating in our next fundraiser. Our group will be hosting an auction that will be available online from March 9 to March 23 that will feature one a kind items, locally made goods, and fun experiences. You…
MDEQ Hearing on CR 595
Last night a large number of citizens and groups attended the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s hearing on the proposed County Road 595. The road project permit application that was submitted by the Marquette County Road Commission was debated for 3 hours in Ishpeming. Comments both opposing and supporting the project were made.
County Road 595 Hearing Next Week
Tuesday 6pm, February 21st in Ishpeming at the Country Village Convention Center The Marquette County Road Commission has presented an application for a series of permits to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The permit application proposes the construction of County Road 595, a 21 mile road that would connect US-41 with County Road AAA. The DEQ…
Toxins Found At Flambeau Mine
December 20th, 2011 Presented By: Julie Christiansen Kennecott’s “Model” Mine Tests Find Significant Toxins Flambeau Mining Co., a subsidiary of Kennecott Mineral Co., is showing high levels of toxic pollutants, 14 years after mining operations ceased. Flambeau was an open pit mine that operated from 1993-1997 and produced 181,000 tons of copper, 3.3 million…
Petitioners Appeal Court Decision
Groups Appeal Decision Allowing Dangerous Mine to Move Forward MARQUETTE, MICH. (December 12, 2011) – A coalition of groups is appealing a court decision that has allowed a dangerous mine to proceed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula—despite the threat the mine poses to water quality, the Great Lakes and one of the region’s last spawning grounds…
Online Holiday Auction Launces!
We have all heard of the silent auction, right? Well, we decided to give this idea a try but via the internet. So, we are running an online auction especially for this holiday season. We have over 25 items to choose from, ranging from art to jewelry to your own private scenic flight over the…
MDEQ Decision Upheld by Judge
YDWP was informed on November 23 that efforts by the four co-petitioners to challenge of the issuance of permits to mine on the Yellow Dog Plains were less than fruitful. Judge Paula Manderfield issued her decision to upheld the 2007 decision by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to grant permits to Kennecott Eagle Minerals to…
More Protected Land in the Watershed
Another forty acres of wilderness has now been added to our list of preserved land in the Yellow Dog watershed thanks to some amazing fundraising and great support from our members. We are so excited to bring our total number of preserved acres to 412. The parcel we purchased will be protected from development and…
Fall Shindig and Annual Meeting
The Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve will be hosting its 16th annual fall meeting and concert, December 3rd, 2011. Doors open at 7:30 pm in the Banquet Room of Upfront and Company in Historic downtown Marquette. This year’s entertainment is nationally known, and Michigan loved. Roots Rocking, Steppin In It will be hitting the stage for…
Copperwood Permit Application Submitted
Orvana Minerals submitted their mining permit application on Friday, September 23. By the following Monday, it was deemed administratively complete by Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. A permit review team has already been assembled and is currently reviewing the application. The application is available online at