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Category: Healthy Water

Lake Huron Forever Initiative Funds Water Quality Projects in Michigan, Ontario

March 15, 2023

Grants totaling $30,000 have been awarded to four Michigan projects aimed at protecting and enhancing the water quality of Lake Huron, including a student-led effort to plant a rain garden at Harrisville Harbor. … More Lake Huron Forever Initiative Funds Water Quality Projects in Michigan, Ontario

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A Statement From Huron Pines on Cornwall Dam

January 31, 2023

As a conservation organization, Huron Pines recognizes the recreational benefits provided by Cornwall Creek Flooding and also the risks associated with Cornwall Dam. We believe the State of Michigan should allocate funding to rehabilitate the dam and preserve this unique recreational asset. … More A Statement From Huron Pines on Cornwall Dam

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A Land Protection Trifecta in Alpena

January 24, 2023

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

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Dam Removal Restores West Branch Tittabawassee River

December 12, 2022

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

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Bay City Takes the Lake Huron Forever Pledge

November 14, 2022

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

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Grassroots Effort Restores Another Tributary of Higgins Lake

November 2, 2022

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

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Gallery: Planting for Healthy Water in East Tawas

October 3, 2022

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

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Gallery: Protecting Rare Plants at Negwegon State Park

August 22, 2022

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

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Restoring the Thunder Bay River Watershed, Creek to Coast

July 25, 2022

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

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Gallery: Volunteers Pull Frog-bit From Alpena Wildlife Sanctuary

June 27, 2022

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

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