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Greetings from the Yellow Dog Watercolor Painting Exhibit
A local author, artist and activist, Kathleen Heideman-Rydholm, is displaying watercolor paintings of the Yellow Dog Plains during the month of March 2014. The exhibit will be held at the Ore Dock Brewing Company on 114 Spring Street in Marquette, Michigan 49855.
Clearing and Realignment of County Roads on the Yellow Dog Plains
On December 16, 2013, at the regular meeting of the Marquette County Road Commission (MCRC), board members unanimously approved construction plans with no changes for a 5.25-mile section of the Triple A Road. The approved construction is the middle section of a 10-mile construction project changing the route of
A Backcountry Ski Adventure near the Yellow Dog River
In Big Bay, MI, Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve is getting ready to hold our annual backcountry ski adventure fundraiser in the area near the beautiful Yellow Dog River. Please join us on a guided ski tour on Saturday February 22, 2014 near Big Bay. Donations accepted and encouraged.
Yellow Dog Logo Stickers have Arrived
Starting February 1st, the next 10 brand new members to join in 2014 will receive a free sticker! Please join now or forward this email to your friends who might be interested in supporting our collective cause. Click here to become a member, and join the YDWP community! http://bit.ly/1btquND
2013 Fall Volunteer Stream Monitoring Programs
This fall the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve successfully completed our bi-annual survey of the Yellow Dog River and Salmon Trout River. We would like to give a huge thank-you to our amazing volunteers who donated their time and have been dedicated to our cause. The volunteers collected data at 17 sites along the Yellow Dog…
McCormick Wilderness Wetland Restoration Project
In 2009, with a grant from the National Forest Foundation, YDWP sent a field crew to the McCormick Wilderness Area to survey and prioritize the impact of all non-native invasive species (NNIS). The European Swamp Thistle, Cirsium palustre, had become well-established in sensitive wetland areas and was the largest threat to native ecosystems due to…
Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve Photo Contest
Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve is having a photo contest! The winning photo will be the cover of the next Yellow Dog Howl, our bi-annual newsletter which is distributed to our membership.
Evening of Entertainment & the Annual Meeting
Save the Date! Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve will be holding our annual meeting at the Ore Dock Brewing Company in Marquette on November 13, 2013. The annual general meeting will take place at 7 – 7:30 pm with events to follow into the evening. With a raffle including seriously awesome donated Patagonia goods, a…
Marquette County Road Commission Planning to Build Potential New Sections of Road to Service the Eagle Mine
The Marquette County Road Commission held a public hearing last night regarding the road work that is proposed to service Eagle Mine on the Yellow Dog Plains. Work plans for the road were made public in late September which revealed plans to build new sections of road instead of upgrade County Road 510 and…