Two properties encompassing 168 acres of forests and wetlands on Birdsong Bay are now under the permanent protection of Huron Pines. They join North Point Nature Preserve in an ongoing effort by Huron Pines and its partners to protect the water quality of Lake Huron and ensure the preservation of its undeveloped shorelines long term. … More A Land Protection Trifecta in Alpena
A concrete and steel dam that impounded the West Branch Tittabawassee River for 7 decades is gone, restoring the natural flow of water downstream and movement of fish and other river life to important habitat upstream. … More Dam Removal Restores West Branch Tittabawassee River
Bay City is Michigan’s second Lake Huron Forever Community, committing to the protection of Lake Huron’s water quality by curbing stormwater runoff, planting trees and improving natural areas while inspiring its residents to take action. … More Bay City Takes the Lake Huron Forever Pledge
Local partners who worked together on the restoration of Big Creek in 2021 joined forces with Huron Pines to reconnect another tributary of Higgins Lake this September. … More Grassroots Effort Restores Another Tributary of Higgins Lake
A dozen volunteers joined Huron Pines staff in installing 1,000 native plants near East Tawas State Dock Sept 17 to help filter stormwater runoff at one of Michigan’s most popular state harbors. See images from that morning here. … More Gallery: Planting for Healthy Water in East Tawas
On a misty June morning, eight Huron Pines AmeriCorps arrived at the DNR’s Ralph A. MacMullan Center in Roscommon to start a two-day elective training to pursue certification as Level 1 kayaking instructors with the American Canoe Association. … More Huron Pines AmeriCorps: Elective Training Nets 8 New Kayak Instructors
Huron Pines stewardship staff and volunteers spent the morning of Aug 11 pulling invasive spotted knapweed from the dune shoreline of Lake Huron in an ongoing effort to restore habitat for the federally threatened Pitcher’s thistle. See photos from that workday here. … More Gallery: Protecting Rare Plants at Negwegon State Park
The health of Lake Huron is tied directly to the water flowing into it. Huron Pines tackled three road/stream crossing restoration projects in 2021 and are in the early stages of assisting Alpena with better managing its stormwater. … More Restoring the Thunder Bay River Watershed, Creek to Coast
As of Friday, July 1, the Michigan House Appropriations Committee has released the funding for 22 public land acquisitions and 95 recreation development projects that were approved by the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund in December. … More UPDATE: Natural Resources Trust Fund Grants Appropriated for Public Land, Recreation
Our volunteer frog-bit workday at Alpena Wildlife Sanctuary June 24 resulted in the removal of five city truckloads of invasive aquatic plants, keeping the waterways clear for recreation and wildlife. Thank you to all who volunteered. … More Gallery: Volunteers Pull Frog-bit From Alpena Wildlife Sanctuary