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The Cheboygan River Watershed
A Land of Many Waters The Cheboygan River Watershed is large (over 1,400 square miles) and contains hundreds of individual lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands. Portions of six counties, and the towns of Gaylord, Onaway, Cheboygan, Indian River, and Alanson, are all part of the Watershed. The Lakes, Rivers, and Wetlands of the Cheboygan River Watershed The Cheboygan River Watershed is at a crossroads. One direction involves uncoordinated development that threatens the very resources that drive the local economy. Another direction involves the coordination of land use decisions across the Watershed in a way that promotes a sustainable economy based on protecting the resources that make this area special. The primary sources of stress impacting the environment in the region are:
While these threats are projected to increase, numerous opportunities exist to educate residents and visitors to the Watershed on the natural resource protection and ways to minimize the impacts of human activities. In the final plan for the Cheboygan River Watershed, six strategies were selected for immediate development and implementation:
Important Features and Needs of the Cheboygan River Watershed In 2001, a partnership brought together the diverse talents and experiences of several agencies and organizations dedicated to the protection of the Cheboygan River Watershed's natural resources. With funding provided by The Nature Conservancy and the C.S. Mott Foundation, and coordinated by Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, the partnership unites the talents and techniques of the Little Traverse Conservancy, the Michigan Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, Northeast Michigan Council of Governments, Headwaters Land Conservancy, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Huron Pines Resource Conservation & Development Council, and the Upper Black River Watershed Restoration Committee.
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