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
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
Visitors returning to Pigeon River Country State Forest Campground this spring to camp, hike, fish or paddle will be welcomed with a proper and attractive timber bridge heralding a bright future for the Pigeon River. … More Timber Bridge Reconnects Pigeon River at Ford Lake Road
Huron Pines has completed a fourth road/stream crossing restoration within the Thunder Bay River Watershed, this time on Hunt Creek southeast of Atlanta. … More Timber Bridge Reconnects 10 Miles of Trout Habitat on Hunt Creek
An improved road/stream crossing in Roscommon County is the result of an entirely locally-funded push to restore vital fish habitat on a major inlet of Michigan’s 11th-largest inland lake. … More With Local Funding, Huron Pines Restores Largest Inlet of Higgins Lake
Gilchrist Creek is flowing freely once again since conservation nonprofit Huron Pines replaced two undersized crossing structures at Carter Road and Greasy Creek Road, reconnecting more than 40 miles of coldwater trout habitat and fixing long term issues with road maintenance. … More 40 Miles of Trout Stream Reconnected on Gilchrist Creek
Huron Pines is breaking ground on projects at two road crossings of Gilchrist Creek in Montmorency County. Carter Road and Greasy Creek Road will get new crossing structures to restore the natural flow of one of the highest quality tributaries of the Thunder Bay River. … More Restoring Trout Habitat with Two Projects on Gilchrist Creek
Members of our water team — Amy Nowakowski, Josh Leisen and Samantha Nellis — surveyed six road/stream crossing sites in the watersheds of the Thunder Bay and Pigeon rivers last month. Their nets revealed a diverse assortment of aquatic insects, indicating healthy waters. Have a look at what they found in our gallery. … More Meet the Aquatic Insects of the Upper Pigeon, Thunder Bay Rivers
Volunteers made quick work of planting 55 trees at Herman Vogler Conservation Area in Rogers City May 1. Huron Pines led the event alongside Presque Isle Conservation District, which manages the 270-acre recreation area northwest of Rogers City. Twenty-five volunteers planted trees to improve water quality and establish a forest that’s more resilient to climate change. … More Planting Trees for Water Quality, Climate Resilience
Huron Pines is breaking ground this month on a new bridge where Ford Lake Road crosses the Pigeon River at a popular campground east of Vanderbilt. The road will remain closed while a set of culverts are removed and replaced with a timber bridge to correct issues with erosion, fish passage and road safety. Pigeon River State Forest Campground will stay open and accessible from the east during construction. … More Bridge Construction to Begin at Pigeon River Campground