Sweet Water looks to build coordination and collaboration in the Greater Milwaukee Watersheds among diverse stakeholders. While all of our programs work toward this goal, some of our best work done to accomplish this goal is achieved through hosting annual events such as our Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference and through convening our Science and Policy Advisory Committees.
Each year, Sweet Water hosts and collaborates on a few different events aimed at educating regional stakeholders about opportunities to coordinate efforts toward achieving improved water quality, or directly engaging stakeholders in water quality projects.
Each year, participants from nonprofit, government, business and academic organizations gather for the Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference to learn about improving the health of our watersheds through policy innovation, technical and engineering advances, watershed restoration planning and practices, and collaborative stakeholder involvement.
The conference includes oral and poster presentations, exhibits, an awards presentation for Sweet Water Water Quality Mini-Grant Program recipients, and a celebration of our Watershed Champions.
Lean more about this event at the following link!
Sweet Water’s Annual Clean-Up Collaboration began in 2017 in partnership with MillerCoors’ Annual “Our Beer Print Month”. In the spirit of collaborating for improved water quality, Sweet Water facilitates a day-long volunteer event in the month of September for Molson Coors employees in a local municipality. This collaboration leverages a passion and drive that MillerCoors and municipalities share to see improvements in local communities and water quality in the Greater Milwaukee Watersheds.
Learn more about the 2019, 2018, and 2017 Clean-Up Collaborations at the following link!
Lake Michigan Day was started in 2014 to highlight the importance of this great water body to the basin’s environment and economy. The Lake Michigan Stakeholders promotes this basin-wide event to highlight the special connections people have to this unique world treasure. Sweet Water works with the Lake Michigan Stakeholders group to facilitate an annual celebration of Lake Michigan Day.
Individuals, communities, businesses, tribes, First Nations, churches and other groups celebrate Lake Michigan Day each year on the second Friday in August. Each Lake Michigan Day, all residents who live, work, play, and worship around the lake can organize events in their communities or take action in their homes, at their places of employment or in community groups to help protect the treasure that is Lake Michigan.
Learn more about Lake Michigan Day on the Lake Michigan Stakeholders website by following the link below.
Sweet Water has two committees that help us to ensure that our work reflects the interests and priorities of the watershed, is guided by the latest scientific findings, and is relevant to important policy issues.
These committees meet approximately once every two months to discuss current research and policy updates. They also create collaborative work products that benefit the watersheds.
Learn more about these committees at the following link!
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