If you'd like to get involved with Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior, please see below for upcoming events. If you'd like to join our general volunteer list or have particular skills you'd like to offer, please fill out the form at the bottom of the page.
Plants are blooming, and we're ready to get back out - to the native plant garden! Come get your hands dirty and volunteer with us on Thursday, July 10! We'll be working to maintain the garden and take stock of what's growing. Please click to RSVP, and bring plenty of water and gardening gloves if you have them!
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Big Bay Pathway Trailhead
U.P. Residents -- join Citizens for Superior and Protect the Porkies as we venture down to the state capitol to prevent a copper sulfide mine from polluting our shoreline and communities! This is a critical time for us to go down to Lansing, as the state legislature is deciding whether or not to include funding for Copperwood in the budget, and will be making decisions any time now.
Date: Monday, July 14 - Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time: 12pm Monday -10pm Tuesday
Location: Michigan State Capitol
As part of our new vape recycling pilot program, we'll be doing bimonthly meetups to tape over the ends of the vapes we collect, to prevent them from causing fires in storage. Snacks will be provided!
Date: Monday, July 21, 2025
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Ice Cream Store Pavilion at Presque Isle
A Dip into our U.P. Wetlands
Join us for an enlightening community presentation from Jan Schultz, local resident and retired botanist with the US Forest Service! Jan has had the distinct privilege of observing, surveying and studying some of the most beautiful and unusual locations in the UP. And she's fed many many mosquitoes.
Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Location: Thunder Bay Inn, Big Bay (in the lobby)
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Join us to get background on the proposed Copperwood Mine, the 2 grants currently pending at the state level to support the mine, and how you can take action to stop them.
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Time: 7:00pm EST
Location: Zoom (register/join by clicking below)
Tourism in the UP: The good, the bad, and the ugly
The Upper Peninsula, especially near Lake Superior's shoreline, is a destination for outdoor tourism in the Midwest. With approx. 1.5 million visitors each year in Marquette County, what impacts does tourism have on our environment and communities? Join us for another impactful community lecture, this time from Dr. Michael Broadway, a human geographer who formerly taught in NMU's Department of Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences. There will be a suggested $5-10 donation at the door to support watershed protection in the UP.
Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025
Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Ore Dock Brewing Company
Wetlands provide critical habitat for many wildlife species. Birders, please join us and friends from Laughing Whitefish Bird Alliance on a semi-guided birding outing along the Dead River mouth and marshes! Bring your own binoculars, and please register by clicking to RSVP.
Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025
Time: 7:30am-12pm
Location: Meet at parking lot across from Clark Lambros Beach
As part of our new vape recycling pilot program, we'll be doing bimonthly meetups to tape over the ends of the vapes we collect, to prevent them from causing fires in storage. Snacks will be provided!
Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Peter White Conference Room at Peter White Public Library
(Rescheduled) Mothers and people with mothers alike! Join us for a hike through the wetlands and uplands at Tory’s woods to see what’s growing. If you’re a birder, bring your binoculars and see who’s chirping. Maybe we’ll even get lucky enough to find a Lady Slipper?
Carpooling is encouraged as parking at the trailhead is limited. Please RSVP so we can get a headcount!
Date: Friday, May 23
Time: 9:30am (meet for carpooling at 9am)
Location: carpooling from Mattson Park, hiking at Tory's Woods
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The fight against sulfide mining on Lake Superior is heating back up, with potential taxpayer funding back in consideration in the Michigan legislature for the Copperwood Mine. For those looking to build solidarity in person, we would be thrilled to see you at Protect the Porkies’ May 18th Spring Gathering in Watersmeet. There will be 4 speakers, followed by a feast. Your potluck dishes are welcome!
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025
Time: 11am-1pm EST (10am-12pm CST)
Location: Northern Waters Casino Resort in Watersmeet (in the event center, right next to the main entrance)
Join us at the Marquette Water is Life Festival to celebrate our connection to water and build community around water protection! The day is filled with impactful presentations and activities; stop by Citizens for Superior's table in Jamrich Hall between 1-4 PM to fold an origami fish and learn more about water protection in the Superior watershed.
Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Location: NMU Jamrich Hall
What's in that Wetland? Empowering Citizen Science in Local Waters
Did you know that you can make important contributions to a wetland’s value using nothing more than an observant eye and a smartphone? This presentation will introduce you to three powerful applications: iNaturalist, Merlin Bird ID, and eBird, so you can help protect local wetlands by documenting species in them.
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Time: 7:00-8:00pm
Location: Ore Dock Brewing Company
Disclaimer: Mr. Waller is an independent researcher and presenter, whose views are not necessarily representative of Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior's own.
As part of our new vape recycling pilot program, we'll be doing monthly meetups to tape over the ends of the vapes we collect, to prevent them from causing fires in storage. Snacks will be provided!
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Time: 2:30pm
Location: Peter White Conference Room at Peter White Public Library
What're you doing in my swamp? Michigan’s role in wetland protection
This community lecture will feature NMU's Dr. Jongeun You, who will explore Michigan’s legal basis for wetland protection, discussing the specific policies that are meant to safeguard these diverse landscapes, and bridge the gap between the policy on paper and the real world, where environmental management causes benefit or detriment to nature’s kidneys.
Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Time: 7:00-8:00pm
Location: Ore Dock Brewing Company
Disclaimer: Dr. You is an independent researcher and presenter, whose views are not necessarily representative of Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior's own.
Wetlands Uncovered: Fundamentals of Wetland Science
NMU's Dr. Angela Lafuente will lead this important community lecture and provide an overview of wetland biology, hydrology and soils, different types of wetlands, and share insights on work she did with cedar swamps in Houghton County. These unique and critical ecosystems are often misunderstood, and, because of that, they continue to face threats from destruction and development in the U.P.
Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024
Time: 7:00-8:00pm
Location: Ore Dock Brewing Company
Disclaimer: Ms. Lafuente is an independent researcher and presenter, whose views are not necessarily representative of Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior's own.
Supreme Decisions, Vanishing Wetlands: Understanding Recent Policy Impacts to our Watersheds
We're excited to invite you to Superior on Tap, a mini-series of wetland-focused community lectures! For our first lecture, we will welcome Kim Ferraro, local resident, esteemed environmental attorney, and professor at Indiana University's School of Law. Kim will discuss federal wetland regulations and the impact of recent Supreme Court decisions on wetland protection. It will be a great opportunity to learn, engage, and contribute to the ongoing conversation about protecting our natural resources.
Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024
Time: 7:00-8:00pm
Location: Ore Dock Brewing Company
Disclaimer: Ms. Ferraro is an independent researcher and presenter, whose views are not necessarily representative of Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior's own.
A Year in Review
It's been a busy year protecting the Superior shoreline and watershed! We're hosting an event to look back on a year of progress, partnerships, and growth - and to get excited about all the important work we have brewing. We'll provide pizza and live music from Raymond Little And the Instants. Join us for a night of great music, good food & beer, and stories from a year well spent!
Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Location: Ore Dock Brewing Company
