Get to Know Mill Creek Watershed Bus Tour

Come along for a tour of the watershed starting at Dwight Lydell Park near the mouth of Mill Creek upstream through neighborhoods, parks and farms along its path to the headwaters at Cranberry Lake, with visits at restoration and stewardship sites along the way--all the while connecting with other watershed residents and stakeholders.

Itinerary:

1. Dwight Lydell Park: Hear from Brian Mulligan, Landscape Architect for Kent County Parks Department about recent creek restoration and park improvements.

2. Driving tour upstream to agricultural area:

3. Treeline Bush and Berry: Learn from Joel Morgan (Kent County Drain Commisioner Engineeer), Local farmers, and Kent Conservation District Staff about how Mill Creek is managed in agricultural areas, what fish live in the creek (live demo), and what practices are used to improve conditions in the creek.

4. Cranberry Lake Shoreline Restoration: Get a tour of a recent shoreline restoration, and learn from Joel Betts (Watershed Specialist, Kent Conservation) and Matt Bain (Aquatic Specialist, Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds), and lake residents about recent efforts to address persistant toxic algae blooms in the lake, and what thy have learned from 3 years of water quality monitoring in the creek and lake.

5. Afterward at Nick Finks (Optional: 6PM): Join others from the tour to continue the conversation at the oldest pub in Kent County (1888) next to Mill Creek and Dwight Lydell Park.