On June 19th, Andy Milnes conducted his last Schrems Board Meeting and the 2010-11 Annual Meeting at WaWa Sum along the AuSable River. Board Member and Officer election results: Board Elections (three-year term): Don Messinger, Mark Montptit, Tom Mundt, Larry Risbridger, Dave Smith and Rich Steketee. Officer Elections: JR Hartman, President; Jason Cook, Vice President;...
Author: Rich Steketee (Rich Steketee)
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SIC – Calvin Christian Students Release Salmon
On May 25th, the Grand River became home for 35 salmon compliments of the Salmon-in-the-Classroom program from Mike Hoekwater’s Biology class. Mr. Hoekwater was the first teacher to take advantage of the Schrems SIC program offering; this marks the fourth consecutive year Mr. Hoekwater have offered SIC. These are the other schools we’ve supported by...
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River Keeper Program Kicks-Off Second Year
Our Schrems River Keeper program kicked-off for 2010 on May 8th. Volunteers (l-r) George Buursma, Josh Zuiderveen, Jim Flamming (‘Chief River Keeper’), Gary Winlow, Ryan Burke and Rich Brand gathered monitoring data from the six devises that remained in the Rogue River system through the winter. Also, new ‘loggers’ (monitoring device) were installed in: Barkley Creek, Shaw Creek and...
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Record 86 salmon released
On May 1st, students from Lowell High School’s three Ecology & NaturalResouce management classes of teacher (and former Schrems board member) Tammy Coleman, released a record 86 Chinook Salmon into the Flat River just upstream from the Grand River. > Read the article from the Grand Rapids Press. The salmon were raised from their egg...
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Asian Carp Town Hall Meeting
Monday, February 22nd at 10:00 A.M.
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Auditorium
Rep. Vern Ehlers and AG Mike Cox will host. Discussions to center on the current developments in the fight to stop Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes.
If you plan to attend, please call the AF office at 517-373-8060
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SWMTU Donations Acknowledged
Schrems West Michigan Trout Unlimited (SWMTU) has donated $3,500 toward preliminary engineering feasibility work to identify and define acceptable options for removing the Marion Dam that also enhance recreation opportunities. The SWMTU has also pledged a grant to the MRWA for $300 to support Tri-County Schools’ (Montcalm County) Fish Days. This project involves 4th and...
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Holiday Gathering
December 15, 2009 at 6:00 PM. Pietro’s Back Door Pizzeria, 2728 Birchwood Dr., SE RSVP: Jason Cook, 616-745-5951 or [email protected] Yes, the pizza/bread sticks are free.
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Intro to Fly Fishing
Bring a friend: Intro to Fly Fishing is scheduled for: January 22, 2010(6-9 P.M.) at East Grand Rapids Middle School Gym. Activaties will include: Fly Tying, Fly Casting, Knot Tying, Fish Stories, etc. Please plan to attend and bring a friend or two. Map to EGR Middle School.