11/23/2022
Welcome to the official page of the Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative! AWLI is a not-for-profit organization and land trust whose mission is to protect and enhance the Wolf Lake watershed.
AWLI pursues the following three goals:
1. Resolve bi-state concerns affecting the Wolf Lake watershed by convening bi-state meetings of government agencies and government officials, business and industry, and local educational, civic and environmental groups and individuals. It has done this by:
a. sponsoring the Bi-State Gatherings of Wolf Lake in 2000-2001 in which some 130 organizations participated and developed a vision for Wolf Lake during seven bi-monthly meetings
b. conducting all-day meetings of the Wolf Lake Watershed Advisory Committee annually and every five years convening the Research Summit on the Wolf Lake Watershed.
2. Promote Wolf Lake and surrounding natural areas. It has done this by:
a. sponsoring wetlands and winter festivals since 2001, an annual active living fair and an art exhibit
b. conducting tours of the Wolf Lake watershed for community and school groups and the media in addition to those given at the festivals
c. creating and updating the Self-Escorted Tour of the Wolf Lake Watershed,
d. creating and maintaining a website at www.wolflakeinitiative.org
e. co-sponsoring Calumet Revisited monthly forums at CCSJ
f. publishing in 2019 the 20-year history of AWLI, Over the Line, and
g. facilitating the monthly meetings of the Calumet Nature Exchange for area teachers.
3. Advocate for the improvement and restoration of the watershed’s resources. It has done this by:
a. creating the Wolf Lake Endowment Fund in 2001 that will fund research at Wolf Lake and surrounding natural areas,
b. promoting stewardship among young and old alike through events listed above, and
c. creating outreach programs and supportive funding that improve and enhance the Wolf Lake watershed as an outdoor educational laboratory.
Wolf Lake annually attracts more than a million visitors. Its importance extends beyond its population base. Its waters flow through Indian Creek and the Calumet River before entering Lake Michigan, which is the source of drinking water for local communities bordering its southern shoreline.
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