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Benzie Watersheds

Benzie Watershed Stewardship Guide!

Want to do your part to protect the water quality in Benzie County? This guide will help you become a Benzie watershed steward. Learn about "Best Management Practices" for your actions, your landscaping, and your home. Click on the photo on the right to download a pdf, or if you prefer a hard copy, pick one up at the BCD office.
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The District conducts watershed projects to identify water resource problems and concerns and to develop sensible management plans. The management plans provide guidance and recommendations for future activities that will help reduce the pollution, restore degraded water bodies and preserve the county's clean water resources.

In 2011 the Benzie Conservation District organized the Benzie Watersheds Coalition. Projects are currently underway in all three of Benzie's watersheds: Herring Lakes Watershed, Platte River Watershed, and Betsie River/Crystal Lake Watershed.  

The Benzie Conservation District offers educational workshops and field trips including the Waters of Benzie Educational Tours, and Leave No Trace, an experimental learning  program that introduces local student to the ecology of the Platte River Watershed. 

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Platte River Watershed

Covering the northern part of Benzie County the Platte River Watershed contains over a dozen lakes, includes the villages of Lake Ann and Honor and flows through the Platte River State Fish Hatchery and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lake Shore. Find out more by clicking below  
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Betsie River and Crystal Lake Watershed

This watershed is home to the Betsie River, a State Designated Natural River, and Benzie's largest lake. Benzie's largest watershed covers some of the county's most remote and most developed regions. Find out more by clicking below 
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Herring Lakes Watershed

The Herring Lakes Watershed lays almost entirely in the southwest corner of Benzie County. This watershed has a little bit of everything that is "Benzie County."  Find out more by clicking below 
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231.882.4391

By Email
info@benziecd.org

By Mail
280 Benzie Boulevard
POB 408
Beulah, MI 49617

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  • Home
    • Events
  • About
    • Annual Reports
    • Benzie Natural Resource Assessment
    • BCD Policies
    • Board Directors & Meetings
    • Staff
    • Employment
    • Volunteer
    • Links
    • Contact Us
  • Aquatic Invasive Species
    • AIS Events
    • AISPP Resources
  • Programs & Services
    • Critical Dunes
    • District Shorts: Video Series
    • Education & Outreach >
      • Beach Clean Ups
      • Benzie: Plastic Awareness Collective
      • District Readers
      • EARTH DAY
      • Leave No Trace/Salmon in the Classroom
      • Nuts 4 Nature
      • Nature Hikes
    • Forestry Assistance Program >
      • ATREP
      • FAP Form
      • Forestry Education & Media
      • Forestry Events
      • Forest Pests & Diseases
      • Forestry Referrals
    • Invasive Species
    • Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program
    • Natural Resources Conservation Services
    • Produce Safety
    • Seedling Sales
  • SEEDLING SALES
  • Benzie Waters
    • Benzie Watersheds Coalition
    • Platte and Betsie River Clean Sweeps
    • Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program
    • Watersheds
  • Store
    • Shipping Policy
  • Donations