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Please help us improve our community engagement and outreach to support the restoration of the Kalamazoo River Area of Concern by completing this quick (5-10-minute)
ONLINE SURVEY
prepared in coordination with the Michigan Environmental Council. THANK YOU!


2025 Kalamazoo River Navigation Restriction Information Due To Trowbridge Dam PCB Cleanup

Hydraulic dredging to remove PCB-contaminated sediment is underway as of spring 2025, and river-goers are urged to avoid the stretch from Bittersweet Mountain to Trowbridge Dam. Officials are indicating that the boat launch at 26th Street will be closed until Summer 2027, and recreational users should exit the river at public access areas located at Pine Creek and near Bittersweet Mountain. Click HERE for more information.

Trowbridge River Restrictions Notice
March 2025

Learn More About the KRWC! View our activities report for the 2024 fiscal year and see what we have been up to.

Now that we all are getting outside more, looking for ways to enjoy, learn aboout, and be stewards of the Kalamazoo River watershed, we have just the digital map for you! Add it to your mobile phone so you always have an answer to this very important question: “Am I in the Kalamazoo River watershed?”

MAP: Am I in the Kalamazoo River Watershed?

 

Upcoming Board Meetings & Events

  • KRWC Board Meeting on May 19, 2025 5:30 pm
  • KRWC Board Meeting on June 16, 2025 5:30 pm
  • Kanoe the Kazoo: Allegan State Game Area Woods & Wetlands Tour on June 21, 2025 8:00 am

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Data Dashboards

Check out our Fish Contamination Dashboard, where you can explore the number and chemical contaminant concentrations of fish collected around the Kalamazoo Watershed.

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Check out our Sediment & Soil Dashboard, where you can view PCB concentration measurements collected from river sediment and soil samples.

View the Sediment & Soil Dashboard

Check out our surface water phosphorus dashboard for phosphorus data collected from within the Kalamazoo Watershed.

View the Phosphorus Dashboard

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Kalamazoo, MI 49004

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