Lapeer County Committee of the Flint River Watershed Coalition

Chair:  Peter McCreedy
Secretary:  Mary Brown

For more information, please contact Peter McCreedy, Chair at:

Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at the USDA Lapeer Service Center (Conservation office).

New Members Welcomed!

The Lapeer County Committee Minutes are listed with other committee meeting minutes.

Project Areas:

Benthic Monitoring - Project leader needed. The Lapeer Chapter helps run the FRWC's monitoring program at 12 sites in Lapeer County. Monitoring happens in the spring and fall of each year. Volunteers Needed.  Please contact Sue Lossing or Diane Peplinski.

River Cleanup: Peter McCreedy, project leader. Peter is a teacher at Chatfield Schools. He has an organized program to clean and dispose of trash in the river and streams of Lapeer County. Volunteers needed.

Obstruction removal / Habitat Restoration: Project Leader Joe Leonardi (810-245-1250). Joe is a Fisheries Management Biologist with the MIchigan Department of Natural Resources. He organizes teams to remove log jams from the river in an environmentally sound way, so that there is habitat for fish and life in the river. Volunteers needed.

Education/Outreach: Project Leader Diane Peplinski (810-688-3344). Diane takes the FRWC message of working to protect, preserve, and improve the Flint River Watershed to local officials, schools, and organizations throughout Lapeer County.

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