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 The Conservation Resource Alliance is a private, not-for-profit organization based in Traverse City, Michigan, dedicated to maintaining the natural beauty and ecosystems of our land while simultaneously nurturing the economic vitality of northern Michigan.
We seek balanced, practical solutions to change, serving a 13-county area and caring for over 4 million acres of land in Northwest Lower Michigan.
Through programs like RiverCare and WildLink, focused projects and events, we are making a difference in northern Michigan.Our wildlife biologists, fisheries biologists, engineers and field technicians work with land owners to plan, locate funding options, cut through red tape, and implement programs to enhance the habitat value and beauty of the region.
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February 1, 2012
Project name: Flowing Well Trout Farm Restoration Project.
Location: Kalkaska, Mi.
Description: The Flowing Well Trout Farm, built in the mid-1900s, erected 12 small dams to create fish rearing ponds. The dams, built in the North branch of the Manistee River and the Flowing Well Creek, diverted the natural flow of a trout stream, caused unnaturally high water temperatures, blocked fish passage and disrupted the natural movement of sediment and woody debris in the river.
Approximate cost of project: $626,000
Resource challenges addressed: Fish passage, excessive warming of water temperatures, fragmentation of a river ecosystem, the loss of wetlands...More |
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May 15, 2012
Tenth Anniversary River Care Kids Clean Up Over 80 elementary school children will help to clean up trash along the heavily used fishing access at Tippy Dam on the Manistee River. The clean up will ...More |
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February 29, 2012
Pleasantview Road Timber Bridge Completed!The West Branch of the Maple in Emmet County is known to support the best trout fishery and coldest water within the watershed. The old crossing (site #E-8) consisted ...More | |
"Investing in CRA and the River Care Program is an important step in protecting and improving fish and wildlife habitat that Orvis is pleased to be a part of."
Perk Perkins - President, The Orvis Company
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