Superior Watershed Partnership

06/12/2026

If you’ve been to Mattson’s Lower Harbor Park in Marquette, you may have noticed some exciting changes! 👀

We’re implementing the first phase of our National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Safe our Great Lakes Project at Lower Harbor and the Marquette Yacht Club!

This project will better protect Lake Superior by creating a more resilient section of coastline while also filtering stormwater runoff with rain gardens, bioswales, and native plant species.

The work is just getting started–Lower Harbor is the first of several sites along Marquette’s Lakeshore where we’re working to improve coastal resiliency. Special shoutout to our Great Lakes Climate Corps crews who will be assisting at all sites! 🌊

These smaller, green infrastructure projects as part of our Save our Great Lakes Project are separate and in addition to our mile-long coastal resiliency project in progress by SWP and the City of Marquette.

We’ve got a busy summer of more exciting projects ahead–stay tuned for more updates on how we’re protecting our environment and supporting our communities. 💙

06/11/2026

We’re planting 100K trees in Marquette County this summer! 🌳

As part of our organization’s work to enhance coastal habitats on Lake Superior and local ecosystems, we’ve set out to plant 100,000 native trees throughout Marquette County this summer. This is one of the many projects led by our GLCC and GLTCC crews to protect and care for our environment and watersheds. 💙

🌲 Interested in having some trees planted? Requests are now open to local municipalities, local organizations, and private landowners to have trees planted on your land - for free!

Simply complete the request form below with your desired location for planting, number of trees, and if you’d like assistance from our GLCC and GLTCC crews for planting.

If you’re a local municipality, organization or landowner who wants to help us get to 100K trees planted this summer, fill out this form to complete the request: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCJk9-wVGAdMCi0QoeHnweSK5kkzEayLJXT0el4d2x2mtIFg/viewform

06/04/2026

👋 Meet your Great Lakes Climate Corps and Great Lakes Tribal Conservation Corps crews for the 2026 Season!

We are thrilled to have these dedicated and enthusiastic individuals on board with us for our summer season.

Over the course of the next 12-24 weeks, these teams will be hard at work across the U.P. leading various restoration, conservation, and cleanup projects that ensure sustainable nature tourism, a clean environment, and resilient communities. These include:

🪨 Lakeshore restoration
🌱 Habitat restoration
🔥 Wildfire prevention and mitigation
♻️ E-waste collection and recycling
🥾 Trail maintenance and erosion control
💧 Water quality monitoring
🌊 Marine debris removal
🛞 Scrap tire recycling
🌲 Planting 100,000 trees in Marquette County
➡️ And more!

We’re grateful to have 16 hard working individuals on our team this summer helping to protect and care for our environment and communities. 💙

➡️ Want to hear more about what these teams are up to this summer? Follow along as we’ll share updates on the projects they’re working on!

05/20/2026

Join the Great Lakes Climate Corps and Great Lakes Tribal Conservation Corps on Friday for a beach clean-up! 💚

Beach clean-up details:
📅 Friday, May 22
⏰ 1:00pm
📍 McCarty’s Cove to start
✅ No registration needed–just show up ready to work!

We’ll bring the gloves, buckets, and garbage bags–you bring yourself (and a friend, perhaps)!

Let’s do our part to head into this summer with beaches that are clean for our environment and our communities.

See you there!

05/05/2026

Save your spot! https://beacons.ai/nicolesheree

04/29/2026

Local Artist Donates Salamander Artwork to Superior Watershed Partnership

A very special thank you to local artist Mike McKinney for creating and donating this beautiful blue-spotted salamander work of art!

While supplies last the SWP has made a limited number of prints available for FREE. Contact [email protected] to learn more.

For more information about the blue-spotted salamander migration and SWP’s ongoing projects, visit superiorwatersheds.org.

04/24/2026

Thank you, Contrast Coffee! Happy Earth Week!

02/18/2026

01/27/2026

🌲 SWP is hiring for the GLCC! 🌲

Visit this link for job descriptions and apply today: https://superiorwatersheds.org/about/job-opportunities

Could you see yourself planting trees this summer? Preventing wildfires? Building trail, restoring coastlines, battling invasive species and more??

Consider applying to work on a Great Lakes Climate Corps crew to gain experience in the field while contributing to local climate resiliency, restoration, & recreation projects!

Our members build professional relationships while working alongside Tribal, federal, state, and local GLCC partners.

If you enjoy rewarding outdoor work and camping, check out the different positions available on our website 🏕

01/14/2026

E-Waste collection scheduled for today, January 14, 2026, will be cancelled due to inclement weather. We will see you and your old electronics next week! Stay safe everyone.