Trout Unlimited has awarded its top national chapter honor for 2010 to the Schrems West Michigan Chapter. The Gold Trout chapter award is granted annually to the chapter that has made the most noteworthy contribution to the cause of coldwater conservation during the previous year.
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Dolan Habitat Improvement Project – Update
If you haven't visited the project site, please do so...you'll be impressed.
DNRE proposes 73 more miles of gear-restricted trout streams
The public has additional opportunities to comment on the proposal at the Oct. 7, Nov. 4, and Dec. 9 meetings of the Natural Resources Commission in Lansing.
More habitat structure installed in Pigeon River
Lead by Don Messinger, several volunteers met at Hemlock Crossings Park on Saturday to work on the Pigeon River with Josh Zuiderveen of Streamworks LLC. The group installed some habitat and cleaned a stretch of the river of debris. (see more pictures) Fortunately the garbage picked up was significantly lower than two years ago when we first worked on this stretch. If you remember the photo from that day showed a couple of tires and mounds of bottles and cans including a couple of rusted drums were removed from the river that day. A separate crew has also been working...
Logs are going into place on the Coldwater
Chain saws running, the backhoe at work; the Dolan habitat project is moving forward! Aaron Snell and Jackson Dirt Works are hard at it, installing log barbs in the Coldwater River.
Pigeon River work day
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.
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.
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