About  WATERKEEPER® Alliance

The Alliance connects and supports local Waterkeeper programs to provide a voice for waterways and their communities worldwide. To champion clean water and strong communities, Waterkeeper Alliance supports and empowers members, promotes the Waterkeeper model for watershed protection worldwide, and advocates for issues common to Waterkeeper programs. For more information on Waterkeeper Alliance, visit their website at www.waterkeeper.org.

About our Yellow Dog RIVERKEEPER® Program

“Waterkeeper Alliance is proud to welcome our new Yellow Dog Riverkeeper program. The Yellow Dog Riverkeeper will serve as an investigator, advocate, scientist, educator, lawyer, and local protector of the Yellow Dog and Salmon-Trout Rivers in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan” said Cheryl Nenn, Milwaukee Riverkeeper and Waterkeeper Alliance Board Member.  “Waterkeepers enforce environmental laws, patrol our waterways, and protect our communities. Given increasing pressure from mining and logging companies, there has never been a bigger need for a strong advocate protecting the Yellow Dog and Salmon-Trout Rivers in the UP” Nenn said.  Yellow Dog Riverkeeper joins 181 other Waterkeepers throughout the World that take personal responsibility for their local waterways—elevating our campaign for clean water and healthy communities to a national and international level.