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The SWP is a local organization working with local communities and local people: Enhancing sustainable economic development in the UP through nature-based tourism. 20 Citizen Advisory Watershed Councils Assisting Local Units of Government and Communities. Earth Keeper Network (150 churches, 10 faiths) Partnering with five Native American Tribes. Great Lakes Cities Initiative and other partners.

The SWP is the regional leader in planning and implementing science-based habitat restoration projects: 70% increase in targeted fish populations! 3 priority dams removed/miles of trout streams restored. Hundreds of acres of invasive plant species eradicated. Improved regional land use policies and model ordinances. Thousands of tons of sediment prevented from entering local rivers. 12,000 trees…

The Superior Watershed Partnership was featured in a special report for the Environmental Protection Agency by the National Academy of Public Administration.  The report outlines how regional organizations broke national records for pollution prevention with the assistance of federal funding. The SWP in collaboration with the Superior District Dental Association helped over 30 dentists completely eliminate…

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The SWP’s Community Environmental Monitoring Program (CEMP) of the Eagle Nickel and Copper Mine in Marquette County is a precedent-setting example of how a community can control industrial resource extraction practices.