The Kalamazoo River Watershed Council believes that everyone has a say and a stake in watershed management. Rivers and streams are no longer viewed as places to dispose of waste, and these days, communities up and down the Kalamazoo River Valley are increasingly viewing their rivers and streams as valuable natural assets to be protected and celebrated. Indeed, the water quality of the Kalamazoo River system has steadily improved over the past three decades, and fishes and mussels are returning to reaches where they had been eliminated. The future will surely see much more attention to restoration of our rivers and streams, making this an exciting time for the region.
 Hundreds of people are managing land and water in the watershed. Long-term, big picture analysis, planning, and action at the watershed scale provide people with an understanding of how their actions and uses of land, even on their property or in their neighborhood, impact their water resources between their front door, streams, the Kalamazoo River, and the Great Lakes. That is Watershed Management! It is people, the decisions they make, and how they value their water resources. So please, get informed, and get involved!
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