You are part of the Rogue River watershed community! The Rogue River is an extremely important coldwater resource in southern Michigan. In angling trips alone the Rogue River brings in $485,000 per year to the local communities. We need YOUR input to help guide activities to protect and restore this valuable resource. The Rogue River...
Category: Conservation
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Do you know what it means to chum for steelhead?
This is a controversial subject for some anglers, and it’s becoming an issue that may affect the quality of your fishing and the quality of our cold water fish? Basically it means tossing loose salmon eggs in the river to start a steelhead feeding frenzy so an angler improves his chance of catching a salmon....
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Michigan hydropower success story
Here’s a quick video about some of the work Consumers Energy has done on the Croton Dam on the Muskegon River. It features local guide Kevin Feenstra. Michigan Hydropower Success Story from Andy Maser on Vimeo.
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Calvin Christian students raise salmon in the classroom
(Mlive.com – GRANDVILLE, MI — Calvin Christian High School students are contributing to the salmon population from their classroom and recently got a closeup look at what will be the fruit of their efforts. As students hovered around a slide-out tray full of fish eggs, some giggled as they softly ran their fingers through the...
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Fall in-stream work projects – volunteers needed
Three great projects need your help to protect the cold water streams in West Michigan.
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SWMTU funds MSU scholarship
Schrems West Michigan Trout Unlimited honors its founding member by establishing a fellowship for students interested in coldwater fisheries
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Angler input desired for DNR guidance
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Fisheries Division is asking for your opinions on future management activities for our fisheries resources. Please take 10 minutes to provide your views on what you believe are the most critical activities Fisheries Division employees work on to make Michigan the place to fish. To access this survey,...
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Rogue River project awarded DEQ grant
The Rogue River Home Rivers Initiative Project was just awarded $66,000 through the Michigan DEQ Nonpoint Source Program to educate planning commissions on the placement and proper use of storm water practices in the Rogue River Watershed. The project will begin in the fall of 2012. This is just one part of $3 million in...
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Dolan electrofishing opportunity
Want to know where the trout hang out along the Dolan property? Find out when you volunteer to help out with the annual electrofishing study in the Coldwater River. It will happen on Wednesday, July 18th, with the 24th as a backup. Seven or more volunteers will be needed for both a morning and evening...