Events
Volunteer to Measure Water Quality in Downriver Creeks
2025 ChemFlow Program Orientation
Saturday, March 22, 2025
10:30am – 12:30pm
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Visitor Center, Trenton, MI 48183
Volunteer this spring and summer to collect samples from the waterways that flow to the Detroit and Huron rivers and Lake Erie. Get outside, meet new people, help protect our local waters, and collect vital information for the Alliance of Downriver Watersheds’ Chemistry and Flow Monitoring Program. No prior experience necessary.
Registration is required to attend. Learn more and register at hrwc.org/volunteer/chemflow.
This in-person orientation will introduce volunteers to the goals and methods of the Chemistry and Flow Monitoring Program. Field techniques and topics include water sampling, direct water chemistry measurement, stream flow estimation, and program logistics. Sampling in the field requires 2-4 hours each sampling trip. A commitment of 4 sampling trips is expected of participants during the season, April through September.
The Chemistry and Flow Monitoring Program is coordinated by the Huron River Watershed Council, and is supported by more than 45 communities in Wayne, Washtenaw, Livingston, and Oakland counties, including the Alliance of Downriver Watersheds. Results direct statewide, regional, and community water protection activities.
Help Identify Solutions to Reduce Flooding in the Ecorse Creek Watershed
Friends of the Detroit River is encouraging residents to attend community meetings to help identify solutions to reduce flooding in the Ecorse Creek Watershed. Meetings are held virtually the third Thursday of every month at 3:30pm EST. Visit www.detroitriver.org/ecorse-creek for more information.
Ecorse Creek is a highly urbanized watershed that has experienced significant flooding for decades. Communities in the watershed include Allen Park, Dearborn Heights, Ecorse, Inkster, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Westland, and Wyandotte. Gathering community feedback is a critical step to gauging the interest and potential for projects to reduce flooding and restore ecosystem function.
