Spring 2009 Grant Recipient

Applicant:
Emily Whittaker
Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve
PO Box 5
Big Bay, MI 49808
906-345-9473
E-mail: emowok@gmail.com
Website: www.yellowdogwatershed.org
Lake Basin: Lake Superior

Holding the Line: Strategic Planning for a Watershed in Danger
Spring Project Grant Award: $1000
Project Summary:
Economic downturn, increases in mining, and organizational change all pose difficulties in continuing watershed preservation. The Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve aims to strengthen their work by creating a strategic plan. This will assist in maintaining direction regardless of the inevitable future challenges. They will complete the project by attending the Institute for Conservation Leadership's Executive Director training to gain insight, experience and to develop an effective organizational survey. They'll then use the survey to collect information from their members and constituents. After thorough review and consultation with their board, they will complete a strategic plan to outline where they are going, how to get there, and evaluate their efforts and progress for the next 3-5 years.

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Freshwater Future builds effective community-based citizen action to protect and restore the water quality of the Great Lakes basin. We work toward this goal by providing financial assistance, communications and networking assistance and technical assistance to citizens and grassroots watershed groups throughout the Great Lakes basin. Through these efforts we work with over 1,800 grassroots watershed groups and citizens to protect and restore the rivers, lakes and wetlands in their communities. Freshwater Future, Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

For more information, please contact:

info@freshwaterfuture.org
P.O. Box 2479, Petoskey, MI 49770
PH (231) 348-8200