Friends of the Jordan River Watershed Inc.

2012 Photography Contest

Read all about this years event in our FAQ Page, an entry form will be available for download soon.

The weather was gorgeous for the 2011 annual Friends of the Jordan Celebration. The event was an opportunity that showcased the beauty of the Jordan valley ...more

2011 Grand prize: "Swan Sunrise"
by Allan Leese

Award Winners | All Entries | Announcement

See a video presentation of our 2011 Celebration Event

What's New

2012 NMEAC Awards

JoAnne Beemon's presentation at this years Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council Awards dinner.

Jordan River Sedimentation Study

FOJ presents the results of the sedimentation study performed by Michigan State University. See the four part presentation

Collecting Macro-Invertebrate samples

The fall stream monitoring took place September 18 on the Jordan River looking for macro invertebrates (bugs). Video

Active Issues

Drilling Down

Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush - The New York Times

Fracking Facts and More

Get "Don't Frack Michigan's Info Packet" here - pdf
Read the latest on the "Don't Frack Michigan" web site
Proposed fracking in Michigan - videos

2011 NMEAC Awards Ceremony

Keynote Address by Derek J Bailey - video
Volunteer Environmentalist of the Year - Anne Zukowski - video
Clarence Kroupa Award - presented to JoAnne Beemon - video