Links & Resources

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• The Kalamazoo River Watershed "TMDL" plan and information about many other projects can be found at: www.kalamazooriver.net
  
  
• This watershed boundary map provides information on local surface water runoff patterns, locations of storm drains and the down-gradient water body that may be impacted if rainfall or snow melt becomes polluted with oil, lawn chemicals, failed septic systems or animal/pet waste. Watershed Boundary Map
  
  
• The Kalamazoo River Mainstem 3 Watershed Management Plan can be found at: www.kalamazooriver.net/Corridor3
  
  
• The Portage Arcadia Creek Watershed Management Plan can be found at: www.kalamazooriver.net/pa319new/index.htm
  
  
• The Davis Creek Watershed planning effort is described at: www.theforum.org/davis
  
  
• Large portions of the Kalamazoo River have been designated a "Super Fund" site due to PCB contamination in the river banks and sediments. The National Pollutant List (NPL) Michigan fact sheets the Kalamazoo River can be found at: www.epa.gov/R5Super/npl/michigan/MID006007306.htm
  
  
• Information about the nonprofit Kalamazoo River Watershed Council can be found at: www.kalamazooriver.org
  
  
• The nonprofit Four Township Water Resources Council website is at: www.ftwrc.org

• The St. Joseph River Watershed Management Plan can be found at: www.stjoeriver.net/wmp/wmp.htm
  
  
• The Portage River Watershed Management Plan can be found at: www.kcrc-roads.com/pdfs/304.pdf
  
  
• The Rocky River Watershed Management Plan can be found at: www.stjoeriver.net/wmp/docs/RRPlan.PDF
  
  
• The nonprofit Friends of the St. Joseph River Association, Inc. are located at: www.fotsjr.org
  
  
• The St. Joseph River Basin Commission can be found at: www.sjrbc.com

• Environmental Literacy in America: www.neetf.org
  
  
• Gull Lake Association owns, operates, and maintains, the dam which forms Gull Lake, Michiganwww.gulllakedam.org
  
  
• Identify the Causes of Biological Impairments: www.epa.gov/caddis
  
  
• Information about Household Hazardous Waste Recycling in Kalamazoo County can be found at: www.kalcounty.com/countysearch.asp?kw=recycling&ds=y
  
  
• KZooLakes.com is a unique source of information for many publicly accessible Kalamazoo County Lakes (Michigan): www.kzoolakes.com
  
  
• Managing Urban Runoff: www.epa.gov/nps/urbanmm
  
  
• McKay Library www.mckaylibrary.org/
  
  
• Michigan Department of Transportation Storm Water Education and Outreach Materials www.michigan.gov/stormwatermgt
  
  
• Protecting Water Resources with Higher Density Development: www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/water_density.htm
  
  
• Sherman Lake and Watershed Association: www.Shermanlakemi.com
  
  
• The City of Kalamazoo Wellhead Protection Team website is at: www.kalamazoocity.org/portal/water.php
  
  
• The Kalamazoo Nature Center website is: www.naturecenter.org
  
  
• The Rain Gardens of West Michigan website is at: www.raingardens.org
  
  
• Wild Ones, Native Plants, Natural Landscapes: www.for-wild.org