Come back here for the list of our upcoming events. 1st Tuesday of every month — This is when we normally hold our Board Meetings. The meetings begin at 6:15pm and adjourn at 7:45pm. They are held at the WMEAC Office, 1007 Lake Dr. SE, Grand Rapids. All SWMTU members are welcome to attend any...
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Contact
EMAIL LIST Sign up for the SWMTU Email List BOARD MEMBERS Marc Montpetit, President, 616-656-4310, [email protected] Larry Risbridger, Vice President, 616-690-0692, [email protected] Tom Mundt, Treasurer, 616-485-1426, [email protected] Mark Gurney, Secretary, 616-635-0937, [email protected] JR Hartman, 616-453-8344, [email protected] Jason Cook, 616-745-5951, [email protected] Eric Johnson, 616-399-4438, [email protected] Dave DeJonge, 616-771-9690, [email protected] Don Messinger, 616-846-7600, [email protected] Pete Miller, [email protected]...
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Links
Do you know of a link that belongs here? Please let us know. Trout Unlimited Chapters in Michigan Michigan Council of Trout Unlimited Ann Arbor Chapter Challenge Chapter Clinton Valley Chapter Headwaters TU Chapter – blog Kalamazoo Valley Chapter Lansing Chapter Leon P. Martuch Chapter Miller-VanWinkle Chapter Paul H. Young Chapter Two Heart Chapter Vanguard...
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Groundwater withdrawals
SWMTU’s position on groundwater withdrawal During the March 6, 2007 SWMTU board meeting, the board officially adopted the following position regarding groundwater withdrawals in Michigan: “The Schrems West Michigan Chapter of Trout Unlimited is opposed to all groundwater withdrawals that negatively impact our coldwater resources.” The board continues to follow the progress of Nestle/Ice Mountain...
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Riparian areas
What you can do to protect our lakes and streams What is a Riparian Area? Riparian zones or areas have been defined in several ways, but they are essentially the narrow strips of land that border creeks, rivers or other bodies of water. Because of their proximity to water, plant species and topography of riparian...
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Farm buffer strips
BUFFER BENEFITS ON THE FARM AND ENVIRONMENT Contributed by James G. Scott, District Conservationist Ionia Field Office Now is a good time to consider the potential for buffer strips as a part of your farm operation. Buffer strips are simply strips of a grass and legume mix established on cropland adjacent to any surface water,...
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Dolan Property management plan
This plan was presented to the board for final approval on December 6, 2005 and approved on January 3, 2006. Actual projects for implementation will be approved on an annual basis. Early in 2005, the board of Schrems WMTU commissioned Jack Boss of King and MacGregor Environmental, Inc. to complete a Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP)...
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Dolan Natural Area
127 Acres of Undeveloped Forest and Meadow Land The Dolan Natural Area is managed and owned by West Michigan Trout Unlimited, and is intended to be maintained in its natural setting for the enjoyment of all. Hiking and cross country skiing is encouraged, along with fishing the Coldwater River during the trout season. During the...
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Conservation
SWMTU’s mission is to conserve, protect and restore West Michigan’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds and to provide a forum for the exchange of information concerning coldwater fisheries and the techniques and the sport of trout fishing. You can learn more about the chapter’s activities by following our conservation thread on the blog, or by...
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Past presidents of SWMTU
1962-1969 Blake Forslund 1969-1971 Hillary Snell 1971-1972 Will Wolfe 1972-1974 Bruce Fairbanks 1974-1975 Jim Vogt 1975-1976 Terry Moran 1976-1978 Dick Nelson 1978-1980 Stan Potter 1980-1982 Dick Norton 1982-1985 Jon Bachelder 1985-1987 John Green 1987-1989 Jerry Holwerda 1989-1990 Paul Younggren 1990-1992 Dennis Potter 1992-1993 Wade Seley 1994-1995 Clark Benton 1996-1997 Philip Cusey 1998-1999 Randy Kolar 2000-2001...