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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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June 28, 2011
follow this link to listen to this report:
http://environmentreport.org/show.php?showID=544
or read a full summary of the transcript below.
All this week, we're focusing on stories about fish for our series, "Swimming Upstream." Dustin Dwyer traveled all around the Lower Peninsula for the series, and for today's story, he went to the site of a former trout farm along the headwaters of the Manistee River, near Grayling. Dustin went to learn about the complex world of dam removal:
The Flowing Well trout farm was built half a century ago. Dotted along the river here are a number of little dams, each one...More |
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June 14, 2011
Open House on Brown Bridge Dam Removal Project - June 21, 2011FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contacts: Ashley Spratt, 612-713-5314
Rick Westerhof, 231-584-3553
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), in partnership with the Boardman River Implementation Team ...More |
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June 1, 2011
Big Sable River Bank StabilizationIn 2006, the Big Sable River streambank inventory was updated and placed in electronic format. The new inventory is web-hosted (www.liaa.info/crabmp/) and available for resource managers as a ...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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