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2025 Fisheries Survey Report
In 2025, Conservation Resource Alliance expanded our in-house capacity to better understand the health of the streams we work to restore. Through a series of fisheries surveys conducted across northwest Lower Michigan, our team collected critical baseline data on fish...
Restoring Fish Passage on North Cole Creek
Pere Marquette Watershed | Baldwin River Tributary Construction wrapped late last year on a long-standing barrier along North Cole Creek, a cold-water tributary to the Baldwin River in the Pere Marquette watershed. The project replaced three undersized and perched...
The Wild Roots Landowner Program returns for the 2025-2026 season!
Wild Roots Landowner Program 2025–2026 Season Details The Wild Roots Landowner Program returns for the 2025–2026 season!Ordering opens November 28, 2025, at 12:00 PM and remains open until January 16, 2026. Orders can be placed directly on CRA’s website: [HERE]. How...
2025 Wild Roots Program Update
Wild Roots staff, and the native species they plant, have been hard at work restoring habitats across Northwest Michigan. Read on to learn about the highlights spanning across five watersheds - our busiest year yet! Tree Protection Cost-Share Program Protection...
Transforming Stony Creek
In the late 19th century, the meandering banks of Stony Creek in Oceana County were home to a small settlement called Marshville. A gristmill, built in 1863, supported the surrounding community along with its post office and general store. The dam on site created a...