They partner with the entire community, including farmers, fishermen, and local lake and fish associations.
Their rehabilitation projects enhance water quality and the fisheries resource on Manitoulin Island and Lake Huron which is fed by the streams.
These streams were once very productive for salmon and trout spawning, but have been destroyed by centuries of human land use practices.
The Blue Jay Creek and Manitou River Enhancement Strategy was completed in June 2001 and approved in December 2003.
[1][2] In 2010, Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association began work on its fifth waterway rehabilitation project, the Mindemoya River.