By Brian Bienkowski • February 17, 2012 •
Male walleye and prey fish in the Saginaw River have almost three times more chemicals in them than their bay dwelling counterparts. The chemicals, PBDEs, are sticking in the river sediment.
Read more.Soaring gold prices drive prospectors to Michigan streams
By Brian Bienkowski • October 1, 2011 •
An uptick in gold prospecting has caught the attention of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Scouring rivers and creeks for a few flakes can disrupt fish spawning and sediment flow.
Predators and warm water could stymie arctic grayling revival in Michigan
By Jeff Brooks Gillies and Andy McGlashen • September 22, 2011 • 2 comments
Arctic grayling could once again swim in the Manistee River if an ongoing study shows they can survive the predator-laden, dam-warmed waters under consideration. One state fish expert is doubtful.
River monitoring cuts could stop crucial data flow to river regulators
By Jeff Brooks Gillies • September 7, 2011 •
More than a dozen devices broadcasting crucial water data from rivers across Michigan could soon be switched off as a result of tightening state and federal budgets.
Land use key to protecting Muskegon River from effects of climate change
By Jeff Brooks Gillies • August 15, 2011 •
Officials can temper the effects of climate change on the Muskegon if they can reign in urban sprawl and promote forest growth in the watershed, according to scientists who study the river with computer models.
Dam removal project on Boardman River is biggest ever in Michigan
By Andy McGlashen • July 29, 2011 • 1 comment
The removal of three dams is expected to restore more than three miles of quality trout water, reconnect 160 miles of stream habitat, bring back 250 acres of wetlands and attract more than $3 million to the region.
Detroit’s long-buried Bloody Run would flow again through planned development
By Brian Bienkowski • July 21, 2011 •
A long-buried stream hidden underneath Detroit may soon break free from its concrete shackles. The project could ease pressure on the city’s sewers and become a centerpiece of green development in the city.
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