White River Watershed Partnership

01/10/2026

Did you know the White River provides some of the best cold-water habitat in Michigan for trout and salmon? Protecting this unique watershed means healthier streams, thriving wildlife, and better fishing for generations to come.

01/07/2026

The protection of the White River Watershed benefits both people and wildlife, filtering runoff, preventing flooding, and sustaining local recreation and tourism.

01/05/2026

The White River is our heritage.

Let's make the White River the next great free-flowing, cold-water river — restoring beauty, wildlife, and opportunity. We invite you to be part of the future. Learn more about the White River Watershed Partnership.

https://whiteriverwp.org/white-river-natural-river-system/

01/03/2026

The turtle in our logo honors the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina, one of four threatened turtles in the White River Watershed. The other three are the Blandings, Spotted, and Wood turtles.

“Terrapene” was also the name of WRWP’s original newsletter. With our newsletters making a bit of a comeback, it felt right to bring the name back, too!

Stay connected and subscribe today to learn more about our work and the watershed we love.

https://whiteriverwp.org/about-us/

01/01/2026

✨ Happy New Year from all of us at White River Watershed Partnership! ✨

As we step into 2026, we’re grateful for a community that cares about our rivers, streams, and natural spaces. Together, we can make this year one of cleaner waters, healthier habitats, and stronger communities.

Join us in making a difference in 2026!

12/30/2025

Clean water. Healthy habitat. A stronger watershed.

💦 Your year-end gift to White River Watershed Partnership supports stream restoration, water quality monitoring, and education programs that protect the places we all love.

💦 Learn how to make a year-end donation at the link below and be part of a healthier watershed in 2025.

Donate or become a member to support White River Watershed protection. WRWP funds restoration, stream stabilization, water quality monitoring, and education.

12/29/2025

On December 3, 2025, we lost a valued board member and advocate for the White River watershed, G. Thomas “Tom” Tisue. We offer our sincere condolences to his family and loved ones. Tom’s impressive career and lasting contributions to watershed protection continue to inspire our mission. We are honored to recognize his legacy.

On December 3, 2025, our fellow board member G. Thomas Tisue passed away. WRWP would like to offer the following recognition of Tom, one that highlights his impressive career and his contributions to the White River watershed.

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from White River Watershed Partnership.

11/29/2025

The two expressions of macroinvertebrate community health shown in previous posts---the Shannon Diversity Index and the MiCorps Water Quality Rating---show a degree of correlation for the Fall 2025 dataset. This correlation is shown in the accompanying chart. While the correlation does not necessarily imply causality, it is reasonable to expect greater community diversity to go hand-in-hand with higher stream quality. Any negative factors such as pollutants would act to lower both indices.

11/21/2025

11/19/2025

Twice yearly, WRWP volunteers survey the macroinvertebrate community at a handful of sites in the watershed using protocols from the Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps). Organisms are identified to the biological order level. Each order is assigned a factor related to its sensitivity to adverse conditions. The sensitivity factors and abundances are combined to produce a Water Quality Rating Score (details at micorps.net). The accompanying chart illustrates the results for the six sites sampled in Fall 2025.

11/16/2025

Additional temperature data. Click on image to expand. The site at 3 Mile Road is in the headwaters section of the White River where flow is dominated by groundwater inputs.