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SUMMARY:Winter Salt Week 2026
DESCRIPTION:Winter Salt Week is an annual awareness campaign\, highlighting the environmental damage from excessive road salt pollution to freshwater\, infrastructure\, and drinking water\, while promoting best practices\, smart salting techniques\, and solutions to keep Michigan’s precious lakes and streams fresh.  It involves virtual webinars with experts and local action days for communities\, public works\, and residents to learn about reducing salt use.  \n\nKey Goals of Winter Salt Week: \n\nEducate: Inform the public\, private contractors\, and government officials about how road salt harms infrastructure (bridges\, pipes) and pollutes water.\nPromote Solutions: Showcase effective methods like using brine\, proper application rates (just a few inches apart!)\, and alternative de-icers.\nEncourage Action: Inspire individuals and municipalities to adopt “smart salting” practices to protect freshwater resources\, as salt pollution is permanent. \n\n\nWhat Happens During the Week: \n\nWebinars: Experts discuss salt’s impact\, environmental justice\, and policy solutions.\nPublic Works Perspectives: State and local staff share real-world challenges and successes.\nLocal Action Days: Groups monitor chloride levels in local lakes and streams using tools like Salt Watch kits.\n\n\nYou can find specific dates and resources at https://wintersaltweek.org/.
URL:https://miwaterstewardship.org/event/winter-salt-week-2026/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Izaak Walton League of America":MAILTO:info@iwla.org
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SUMMARY:Contracting with Road Salt Applicators
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is for training business owners\, property managers\, homeowners and condo association board members\, and others who contract with road salt applicators and snow removal companies during the winter. \nDuring this webinar\, you will learn what oversalting vs proper road salting looks like\, why smart salting is important\, how to save money while maintaining safety during the winter\, preparing your property for the winter\, how to find a contractor who follows best practices\, and how to write a contract around performance-based road salt application. \nEach year in the United States\, between 20-30 million tons of road salt is applied on our parking lots\, sidewalks\, and roadways depending on the winter weather conditions. A large portion of that salt is applied by privately contracted road salt applicators who often oversalt to meet contract quotas. Road salt ends up in our soils\, waterways\, and even our drinking water. There is a balance between public safety and environmental protection\, but with some planning ahead of the winter season\, contracts can be written with performance-based salt application practices in mind that save businesses and money\, save applicators time\, protect the environment\, and keep people safe in the winter. Want to learn how this is done? Join the Izaak Walton League of America’s Salt Watch Coordinator\, Abby Hileman\, and the Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council’s Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional\, Jason Swope\, to learn how to put performance-based practices at the center of contracts with road salt applicators. \nExpect this webinar to last between 1.5-2 hours. \nRegister HERE.
URL:https://miwaterstewardship.org/event/contracting-with-road-salt-applicators/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Izaak Walton League of America":MAILTO:info@iwla.org
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SUMMARY:Advocacy 101: Speak Up for Clean Water
DESCRIPTION:It is important to speak up for the issues we care about\, but it can sometimes feel daunting and difficult to get started. Learn from Jessica Gordon\, Izaak Walton League of America Grassroots Advocacy Manager\, about the importance of advocacy and how you can become an effective advocate for water and the environment. This workshop will highlight a wide range of tools — from flyers and fact sheets to social media resources\, the Clean Water Hub website\, and more – specifically designed for community outreach. \nRegister for this free webinar HERE.
URL:https://miwaterstewardship.org/event/advocacy-101-speak-up-for-clean-water/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Izaak Walton League of America":MAILTO:info@iwla.org
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SUMMARY:Winter Salt Week: An Eye on Salt Pollution
DESCRIPTION:Road salt keeps us safe on roads and sidewalks\, but it can also pose a threat to fish and wildlife as well as human health. Fish and bugs that live in freshwater streams can’t survive in extra salty water. Water treatment plants are not equipped to filter out the extra salt\, so it can end up in your tap water and even corrode your pipes. Since 2018\, the Izaak Walton League Salt Watch program has been mobilizing community scientists across the nation to monitor chloride (road salt) levels in their local waterways and advocate for smarter salting practices. \nJoin this free webinar\, An Eye on Salt Pollution\, for Winter Salt Week with speaker\, Abby Hileman. \nTo register\, visit https://wintersaltweek.org/. \n 
URL:https://miwaterstewardship.org/event/winter-salt-week-an-eye-on-salt-pollution/
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