The City of Grand Rapids – Environmental Services Department announced it has been selected as a Fan Favorite nominee in the “See the BIG picture” contest sponsored by Hach Company, the industry leader in nutrient monitoring. The City of Grand Rapids – Environmental Services Department will compete against nine other municipal wastewater treatment facilities across [...]
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Environmental author Jeff Alexander has an interesting article about the state funding for conservation efforts in Michigan. Here’s a brief excerpt. You can read the full article at Bridge Magazine. While the visually stunning Pure Michigan advertising campaign has bolstered the state’s battered image and attracted millions of tourists, who have pumped billons of dollars [...]
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The month of September is filled with opportunities to assist Schrems West Michigan Trout Unlimited with our Grand Rapids Community Foundation Grant. The opportunities include work on the Cedar Creek and electrofishing various cold water systems in Kent County. We need two to three volunteers to assist Aaron Snell with electroshocking per event. If anyone [...]
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Many reaches of the Coldwater River contain high-quality aquatic habitat and healthy fish populations. Thirty-two species of fish, including three species of trout, are known to inhabit the river. Deep pools, clean riffles and large woody debris are prevalent. The stream is very productive and the macroinvertebrate community is excellent. However, the reach of river [...]
Court sides with Michigan Trout Unlimited and Pigeon River Country Association in Golden Lotus Dam case motion. July, 25, 2011 A recent opinion from the courts just validated what we at TU already knew, that an agreement for a “dam removal” means the physical removal of all of the parts of the dam. It does [...]