Detroit River Watershed Report Card

Watershed report cards are powerful tools to describe ecosystem status, increase public awareness, and inform and influence decision makers to improve the health of a watershed. This is the first Detroit River Watershed Report Card. It is the collective effort of dozens of stakeholders throughout the Detroit River watershed. Indicators in the report card were selected to assess the health of six different values in the watershed: Water, Economy, Ecosystem, Human Health, Infrastructure, and Recreation. Overall, the Detroit River watershed earned a score of 44%, a C-.

Keywords: Report Card, watershed, Michigan, water, river, economy, human health, infrastructure, recreation, ecosystem