The Ann Arbor News has a story describing Wednesday’s “2008 State of the Huron” conference hosted by the Huron River Watershed Council.  Excerpts and link:

The Huron River is healthier than might be expected, for water that winds some 100 miles on its way to the Great Lakes.

The bad news?

It could be better, and the majority of streams that feed the Huron are not nearly as healthy as the river’s watershed council would like them to be.

That was the take-away from the 2008 State of the Huron conference Wednesday, a day-long event that gives members and supporters of the Huron River Watershed Council a chance to learn about the southeast Michigan artery that feeds recreation, drinking water needs and the ecology of its 910-square-mile watershed.

Many speakers focused on treating the river as part of a larger system, rather than trying to fix it alone.

“To preserve the Huron River,” said Kris Olsson, a watershed ecologist with the council, “we need to save the entire watershed, not just the river.”

Full story:

http://www.mlive.com/annarbornews/news/index.ssf/2008/09/measuring_the_health_of_the_hu.html

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