Conservation Resource Alliance - Northern Michigan conservation

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April 2, 2010
Big Improvements for a Small Creek
In 1867 a local citizen named John Wheeler built a dam on what came to be known as Wheeler Creek. Though there were a couple of fires at the dam site, the structure was repeatedly rebuilt over the years and has kept Wheeler Creek from freely flowing into the Manistee River ever since. In October of 2009, CRA worked with partners to remove Wheeler Creek Dam. The concrete spillway was breaking apart, the stop logs were in poor condition, and the risk of failure was looming for the 20 foot high dam. The dam removal process has not been...More

July 16, 2009
Early Growth Forest Important For Wildlife
A wildlife habitat improvement project that involves cutting trees in Emmet County could help grow the number of American woodcock and other species of...More

May 12, 2009
Funding Benefits Local Rivers
The Conservation Resource Alliance was recently notified that a second phase of Conservation Innovation Grant funding has been awarded to extend habitat improvement work...More

September 23, 2008
Repairing Backyard Rivers
American rivers have gone through a lot in the last century. Their twists and turns have been turned into straight channels. Their banks have...More

July 20, 2008
CRA Highlighted as DTE Community Partner
Healthy Rivers, Healthy Communities was the theme of the DTE Energy Cherry Royale float that featured CRA as their community partner. The massive display...More

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