Freshwater Center
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Facilities that Work
The Freshwater Center was established in 2001 as the result of a successful capital campaign. The Freshwater Center is a lasting home for water resource protection in Northern Michigan. Our office at 426 Bay Street in Petoskey, includes space for staff, a room for water resource education displays, a volunteer work room, a conference room, and educational stormwater runoff treatment systems which are available to the public. 
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Come visit the Freshwater Center any time! Our educational signage offers you a self-guided opportunity to learn more about controlling stormwater runoff.
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Our conference room offers space for educational
classes and workshops for all ages.
classes and workshops for all ages.
Clean water is everybody's business
Reducing stormwater pollution is one of the primary goals of Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council. When the Watershed Council moved its office to downtown Petoskey, Michigan, we were determined to "walk our talk" and create a model stormwater management system at our new location.
Thanks to a grant from the Frey Foundation, we have installed signs detailing four different stormwater management systems we have employed to collect and treat stormwater to reduce the impact to Little Traverse Bay from our office building. Visitors to the Freshwater Center can now take a "tour" of the grounds and read about the four elements of our Stormwater System, which include:
1. Sand filter for parking lot stormwater
2. Infiltration basin for rooftop stormwater
3. Rain barrels to use stormwater for landscape watering
4. Rain garden for stormwater from the entrance area
Each one of these techniques plays an important part in managing stormwater from our facility to help keep Little Traverse Bay clean. If you would like to learn more about any of these stormwater management systems, contact Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council at (231) 347-1181 and ask for the Watershed Protection Team.
Reducing stormwater pollution is one of the primary goals of Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council. When the Watershed Council moved its office to downtown Petoskey, Michigan, we were determined to "walk our talk" and create a model stormwater management system at our new location.
Thanks to a grant from the Frey Foundation, we have installed signs detailing four different stormwater management systems we have employed to collect and treat stormwater to reduce the impact to Little Traverse Bay from our office building. Visitors to the Freshwater Center can now take a "tour" of the grounds and read about the four elements of our Stormwater System, which include:
1. Sand filter for parking lot stormwater
2. Infiltration basin for rooftop stormwater
3. Rain barrels to use stormwater for landscape watering
4. Rain garden for stormwater from the entrance area
Each one of these techniques plays an important part in managing stormwater from our facility to help keep Little Traverse Bay clean. If you would like to learn more about any of these stormwater management systems, contact Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council at (231) 347-1181 and ask for the Watershed Protection Team.
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RAIN GARDENS are a simple,
cost effective option used to treat stormwater and reduce pollutants to neighboring waters. |
SAND FILTERS improve the
quality of parking lot runoff by preventing sediment, nutrients, toxins, and other pollutants from reach neighboring waters. |
