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To conserve, protect and restore coldwater fisheries
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SWMTU investigates Tyler Creek fish kill (Note: See update from September 9, 2006) (August 31, 2006) Sometime between midnight and 8:00 am on July 28th, 2006, a fish kill occurred on Tyler Creek between 76th Street and its confluence with the Coldwater River. As many as 2,000 brown trout, ranging from 3 to 20 inches, were found floating in Tyler Creek. A spokesperson from the Michigan DEQ said a state investigation showed a long heat wave and a heavy rain the night before likely depleted oxygen levels in the creek, leading to the kill. If you were fishing in this area and have any knowledge of this event, please contact Jay Wesley MDNR fisheries biologist at (269) 685-6851 Ext. 117. Jim Bedford of the Lansing TU chapter originally reported this fish kill and SWMTU is working with the Lansing chapter and the Michigan Council of Trout Unlimited to follow this issue. Ron Barch, SWMTU board member will take the lead in this effort assisted by Paul Eberhart, Jim Bedford, and other TU members. SWMTU has filed a Freedom of Information request from the DEQ and DNR so that we can reach an independent conclusion as to the cause and contributing circumstances to this environmental disaster. |