Crockery Creek Watershed Advisory Council
Tuesday, October 29th 6:30pm
Cellar Brewery 133 E Division St, Sparta, MI 49345
Join us as we form an advisory council to guide local efforts to provide conservation services for Crockery Creek watershed.
For immediate release:
Citizen-led initiative strives to form Crockery Creek Watershed council
Chester Township, Mich., Oct.1st, 2019 – Members of the community are invited to attend a public meeting to establish an advisory council for the Crockery Creek watershed. In conjunction with the Lower Grand River Organizations of Watersheds and the Ottawa Conservation District, the advisory group is being formed to address area concerns with restoring Crockery Lake, soil erosion, water quality and farmland conservation.
The newly created advisory council will be taking applications to form a board of directors, as well as recruit volunteers to plan future community activities. Residents living in the watershed, elected or appointed officials, farmers and local business owners are encouraged to apply.
The board of directors will be tasked with founding a watershed organization that will seek funding for lake, wetland restoration work and farmland conservation services. Young people looking to get involved are encouraged to volunteer to plan outdoor activities such as clean-ups or kayaking events throughout the watershed.
The advisory meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 29th at 6:30pm at Cellar Brewery, located at 133 East Division St, Sparta, MI 49345.
More information:
Crockery Creek is a tributary of the Grand River (LGROW, 2019.) Crockery Creek Watershed covers 102,318 acres in Ottawa, Muskegon, and Newaygo Counties. Local municipalities contained within the watershed include the areas of Coopersville, Ravenna, Casnovia, Grant, Kent City, Polkton, Crockery, Sullivan, Ravenna, Chester, Moorland, Casnovia, Tyrone, Sparta, and Grant. Land use within the watershed is 66% agricultural, 15% forest, 1% lakes, 3% open land, 5% urban, and 10% wetlands.
Crockery Lake consists of 108 acres of surface waters with reported depths of 54 feet. Currently, the lake is confronted with sediment and soil erosion.