Planning Department

Additional Resources

National Tribal Water Council Newsletter

• 2023 - 2025 Priorities: National Tribal Water Council ITEP
• Brochure & Fact Sheet: National Tribal Water Council ITEP
• National Tribal Water Council Home : ITEP

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Chippewa River Watershed Pollution and Solutions

• Chippewa River Watershed Alliance: CRWA
• Isabella Conservation District: NRCS
• Saginaw Bay WIN
• EPA Septic Smart: US EPA
• SepticSmart: Michigan.gov
• SepticSmart Education Materials: US EPA
• Do Your Part, Be SepticSmart: US EPA
• Septic System Impacts on Water Sources: US EPA

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Great Lakes

• https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/office-of-the-great-lakes/stewardship
• Saginaw Bay CISMA - Home (sbcisma.com)
• Every Drop Counts - Water Conservation Brochure
• Michigan Water Strategy
• Alliance for the Great Lakes
• Michigan Sea Grant
• Natural Resources: MSU Extension
• Home: Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup
• The Great Lakes: Great Lakes Guide
• Home: Biinaagami (Our Shared Responsibility to the Great Lakes)
• Home: Great Lakes Now
• Michigan the Beautiful: Great Lakes: U of M, Graham Sustainability Institute
• Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz: Great Lakes Commission
• Eat Safe Fish Guides: Michigan.gov
• Environmental Health: Michigan.gov

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Tribal Resources

• Tribal Planning Department, Environmental Team
• Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College: SCTC
• Home: Wiimaajiikwad
• Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Library
• Identifying Trees of Michigan: MSU Extension
• Educator's Corner: Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission, GLIFWC
• Indigenous STEAM: Indigenous Science Education Resources
• Indigenous Voices of the Great Lakes: Great Lakes Now
• Guide to Anishinaabemowin Resources: Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig
• Home: Ojibwe.net
• Creator's Garden
• Indigenous Peoples of Michigan: Indigenous Resources, Research Guides at University of Michigan Library
• Gigiigoo'inann Study: Intertribal Council of Michigan
• Ganawenindiwag: Working with Plant Relatives to Heal and Protect Gichigami (Lake Superior) Shorelines
• Mazina'igan | Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
• Native Land Digital: Land Acknowledgement, Our home on native land
• The Butterflies: Animating an Anishnaabe Story

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Hazard Mitigation Plan

• Hazard Mitigation Plan
• FEMA Community Lifelines

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SCIT Water Quality Programs and Opportunities

• Water Sampling Locations
• Drinking & Surface Waters Brochure
• Water Quality Webpage
• Nonpoint Source Pollution Webpage
• E. Coli Brochure
• Water Quality Opportunities

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Sustainable Behavior at Home/What You Can Do

• Conservation@Home: the Little Forks Conservancy
• Eat Safe Fish in Michigan Brochure
• Basic Information about Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution
• 20 Ways to Conserve Water at Home: A Room-by-Room guide
• 12 Apps That Support Sustainable Living
• Composting At Home: US EPA
• Preventing Wasted Food At Home: US EPA
• What You Can Do About Pollution Prevention: US EPA
• What You Can Do At Home: Marine Debris Program
• Home - Native Plants Finder
• What's Your Water Footprint: Water Footprint Calculator Home Page
• MI Water Stewardship: It's All the Same Water
• Conserve Water At Home: Project Learning Tree

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Wild Rice and Treaty Rights (materials by GLIFWC)

• Manoomin~Wild Rice: The Good Berry Brochure
• Harvesting Wild Rice Brochure
• Treaty Rights: Sustaining a Way of Life Booklet
• Wild Rice Brochure
• Native Wild Rice Coalition
• Wild rice harvesting: Wisconsin DNR
• Manoomin (Wild Rice): Michigan Sea Grant
• How Wild Rice Lives Poster: Publications, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant & Water Resources Institutes
• Manoomin Ecological Functions and Threats: Publications, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant & Water Resources Institutes
• Resources: Manoomin Education and Outreach Project
• Ganawenindiwag Manoomin Anishinaabeg | Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
• Click here for more educational materials by GLIFWC

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Recreation

• The Little Forks Conservancy
• Chippewa Watershed Conservancy
• Chippewa Nature Center
• Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy
• Buckley's Mountainside Canoe | Kayak Rentals | 700 W Remus Rd, Mt Pleasant, MI 48858, USA
• Chippewa River Outfitters
• Floaters Tubing
• Nature Preserves: Chippewa Watershed Conservancy
• Campground Reservation Guide Brochures: Isabella County
• Parks: Isabella County Michigan
• Outdoor Parks In Mt. Pleasant, Michigan: Meet Mt. Pleasant
• Parks in 48858: City of Mt. Pleasant
• Parks: Union Township
• Saginaw Bay Water Trails: Michigan Water Trails
• Mt. Pleasant Discovery Museum
• Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways
• Museum of Cultural and Natural History: CMU
• Michigan Trails: Find Your Path
• MiEnviro Portal: Beach Guard

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Annual Festivals & Fair Opportunities

• SCIT Summer Safety Fair
• River Days: Midland Michigan Area River Days Festival
• Freeland Walleye Festival
• Chippewa River Watershed Education Day
• Saginaw Bay Sturgeon Restoration
• Saginaw Bay Waterfowl Festival
• Saginaw Bay 4-H Fish Camp: Michigan Sea Grant
• Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Pow Wow

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Kids & Family Activities + Lessons

• Ganawenimaa Nimamainan Aki (Respect our Mother Earth) Activity Book
• Thankful for Our Mother Earth
• Anishinaabe Coloring & Acitvity Book
• Nenda-gikendamang Ningo-biboonagak (Niibin Workbook)
• Nenda-gikendamang Ningo-biboonagak (Workbook)
• Click here for more educational materials by GLIFWC
• Environmental Education Activities: The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF)
• Art activities | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Watershed Explorer Activities: CWF
• Life Systems Biodiversity activity book - grade 6: Watersheds Canada
• Finding Fireflies: NWF Green Hour
• All Lessons | Teaching Great Lakes Science
• Rain Gardens: KidsGardening
• Lesson Plans: Great Lakes Sturgeon
• Air Quality Mini Lessons: MyNASAData
• Water Quality Monitoring: Action Guides & Lesson Plans
• Explore Lessons & Data: Teaching Great Lakes Science