Saturday, August 28, SWMTU will be working with Josh Zuiderveen on the Pigeon River in Ottawa County in Hemlock Crossing Park. We will meet between 8:30-9:00 a.m. and work until approximately 1:00 p.m.
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Dolan Habitat Improvement Project underway
The first required step for the Dolan Habitat Improvement Project has been completed. On Tuesday, July 13th, ten Schrems volunteers, under the direction of Aaron Snell, Streamside Ecological Services, conducted a controlled fish count on the Coldwater River in the Dolan stretch. To bring you up to speed, you can read more about this project … SWMTU receives $40,000 to restore Coldwater River DNR Permit to conduct project. The summary of the project states, “Temporarily excavate a total of 228 cubic yards of material from the bottom lands of Coldwater Creek and install 35 log vane structures along 2,700 linear feet of...
Rogue River is a TU Home River project
In July of 2010, Michigan’s Rogue River was designated as the most recent Home River program. TU initiated this program based on the premise that everything in a watershed is related and connected, and that watershed restoration requires far more than site-specific treatments.
The Rogue River is a TU Home River
By David Smith Since 1994, Trout Unlimited has conducted a series of impressive, large-scale watershed projects under its flagship program, the Home Rivers Initiative. In July of 2010, Michigan’s Rogue River was designated as the most recent Home River program. TU initiated this program based on the premise that everything in a watershed is related and connected, and that watershed restoration requires far more than site-specific treatments. Each Home Rivers project is a collaborative multi-year effort that combines applied scientific and economic research, community outreach, on-the-ground restoration, and the development of long-term conservation and management strategies and tools. All Home...
Summer 2010 Conservation Projects Update
Stegman Creek This vital tributary of the Rogue River was the recipient of two restoration projects durning July. Schrems teamed up with Josh Zuiderveen of Stream Works, LLC and Timberland RC&D for contiued efforts to maintain and improve Strgman. On July 10th, Schrems volunteers George Buursma, John Hastings, Dave Smith, Rich Steketee and George Zuiderveen assisted project leader Josh Zuiderveen installed bank stabelization in two locations as the Stegman passes through private property North of 13 Mile Road. On July 24th, Schrems volunteers Stuart Decker, John Hastings, Jim Flamming, Dave Smith and Rich Steketee assisted project leader Josh Zuiderveen installing a boulder...
2010-11 Annual Meeting
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; Mark Montpetit, Treasurer and Rich Steketee, Secretary.
Asian carp pass barrier toward Great Lakes
A bighead carp has been found in Illinois’ Lake Calumet, about six miles north of an electric barrier set up to stop the invasive fish from entering the Great Lakes. More on woodtv.com >> The group StopAsianCarp.com is a good avenue for voicing your concerns. You can find them at www.stopasiancarp.com and on Facebook. ACTION: Call President Obama immediately at 202-456-1414 and urge him to take serious action to protect the Great Lakes today. The White House needs to understand how devastating Asian carp will be to the Great Lakes way of life.
Job posting: Project manager for Rogue River Home Rivers Initiative
Trout Unlimited wants to hire someone to make things happen on the Rogue River! Trout Unlimited (TU) is North America’s leading coldwater fisheries conservation organization, conserving, protecting and restoring rivers and watersheds for trout and salmon. TU’s Home Rivers Initiative program was created in 1996 to perform collaborative, science-based watershed-scale restoration on coldwater rivers. To date, more than 20 Home Rivers projects have been initiated or completed across the country. The Rogue River in western Michigan is the site of TU’s newest Home Rivers Initiative project. It is a short drive north of Grand Rapids, Michigan and is an extremely...
DNRE to Hold Statewide Public Meetings on Proposed Changes to Trout Regulations
The Department of Natural Resource and Environment is planning a series of statewide public meetings on proposed changes to trout fishing regulations to give anglers a chance to provide input on the draft plan. A copy of the draft plan is available online to review here. A year ago, the DNRE’s Fisheries Division presented a proposal to the public for modifying regulations governing fishing for trout on Michigan’s streams. After extensive public solicitation for response to the proposals, a decision was made in the fall of 2009 to move forward only with combining existing Type 5, 6, and 7 streams...
Notice of Annual Meeting
The annual Board of Director’s meeting of Schrems West Michigan Trout Unlimited will occur on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Wa Wa Sum Lodge, Grayling, Michigan. This is also the weekend of the annual member’s gathering. The election of of board officers and members will occur at the meeting. You can use the following information to vote for candidates for board members. Nominations for board members are: __ Tom Mundt __ Don Messinger __ Dave Smith __ Rich Steketee __ Dick Smith __ Larry Risbridger __ Mark Montpetit __ Write-in candidate You can vote for as many...
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 way a $1000 grant for purchasing need equipment for the Salmon-in-the-Classroom program: Hopkins Middle, Lowell HS, Goodwille Environmental (Forest Hills) and West Michigan Academy of Environmental Sciences. Two additional SIC programs are scheduled foe funding in school-year 2010-11: Lamont Christian and Belding HS.
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 Cedar Creek. Loggers are also scheduled for installation on Penyer Creek (Muskegon watershed) and Buck Creek which runs through Grand Rapids. Look for more detailed information and actual data to follow.
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