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Unfortunately, many of these questions go unanswered because there is not a single place,   ...   Project: Huron Pines AmeriCorps Special Opportunity for Nonprofit Organizations With the increasing role that not-for-profit organizations are having in their communities, a great opportunity for groups to have a greater impact and to expand their services is now available. Through a partnership between the Michigan Community   ...   Project: Grayling Stormwater Project Grayling Stormwater Receives Exemplary Effort Award The Michigan Rural Water Association (MRWA) recently showed its appreciation for the effort to reduce polluted stormwater runoff into the Au Sable River from the city of Grayling. On Thursday March 20, Huron Pines Executive Director   ...   Project: Au Sable River Restoration Au Sable River Receives MDNR Fisheries Funding For years fisheries biologists have identified a lack of instream “large woody debris” as one of the major problems facing the Au Sable River’s fishery. The popular river system brings millions of dollars’ worth of recreation   ...   Project: Watershed Management Plans North Branch Au Sable - Watershed Planning Representatives from six organizations and private landowners gathered Saturday, February 23, 2008, to participate in the first of a series of public meetings organized to discuss the status and future of the North Branch Au Sable River Watershed.   ...   Project: Pine River/Van Etten Lake Watershed Coalition Volunteer Stream Monitoring Project Set to Begin The Michigan Clean Water Corps has seleceted the Pine River/Van Etten Lake Watershed as one of the next locations to begin a volunteer stream monitoring program. The Michigan Clean Water Corps, known as MiCorps, has fully funded an application   ...   Project: Higgins Lake Shoreline Stewardship Program Higgins Lake Foundation Approves 2008 Shoreline Funding In January 2008, the Higgins Lake Foundation renewed its partnership with Huron Pines and approved nearly $30,000 in funding for the successful Higgins Lake Shoreline Stewardship program. This years projects include: - a   ...   Project: O.B. Eustis Environmental Awards Huron Pines Annual Meeting- February 2nd, 2008 The Huron Pines Annual Meeting, on Saturday, February 2nd in Hillman, was a great success. This year marked our 35th anniversary and also wrapped up a number of significant resource conservation projects. The energy at the meeting helped   ...     Good Stewardship: Over 200 miles from home The Paul H Young Chapter of Trout Unlimited was at it again this fall. Twice a year they visit the cold-water fisheries of Northeast Michigan to fish and celebrate commradery, but most importantly, to work. They work to restore, protect and   ...   Project: Higgins Lake EWM Early Intervention Program Higgins Lake 2007 milfoil survey completed Higgins Lake is a popular recreation resource located in Roscommon County near where I-75 and M-27 come together. It is a 9,831 acre oligotrophic lake that is 140 feet at its deepest point. It has a hydrologic retention time of approximately 12   ...   Project: Rifle River Watershed Local leaders complete 15 hours of training Huron Pines is pleased to recognize several leaders who have recently completed a five course series of workshops on protecting water resources. Funded through the Americana Foundation and the Natural Resources Conservation Service,   ...   Project: Pine River/Van Etten Lake Watershed Coalition PRVEL Coalition Volunteers Install Greenbelt on Van Etten Lake On Friday, September 7, 2007, a group of volunteers took a step towards protecting the water quality of Van Etten Lake while saving a resident's beach. Mrs. Forrest, who has been spending summers at the lakeshore property for 40   ...   Project: Higgins Lake Shoreline Stewardship Program Greenbelt Program Continues on Higgins Lake The Higgins Lake Stewardship Program will once again offer an opportunity to apply for financial assistance and expert consultation for the installation of a greenbelt on the Higgins Lake shoreline. Huron Pines will provide a staff   ...   Project: Grayling Stormwater Project City of Grayling Reaches Stormwater Treatment Milestone For Protection of the Famed AuSable River GRAYLING—This week, the city of Grayling will reach an important milestone in the continuing effort to keep one of the nation’s premier trout fishing and canoeing streams clean for this and future generations. On Wednesday, May 9,   ...   Project: Pigeon River Country Buffer Lands Memorial Fund Commemorates love for the Pigeon River Country Recently, northern Michigan lost a true outdoorsman whose love for wild areas and the Pigeon River Country affected the lives of everyone around him. As William L. Myers, Jr., explained about his dad, “he always spent time with me and my two   ...   Project: Ocqueoc River Watershed Project Ocqueoc River: And the Effort to Keep it One of Northern Michigan's True Gems Reprinted from Michigan's Streamside Journal, Summer 2006 By Kurt Kuban Editor Gary Hubbard has an interesting way of trying to combat the erosion problem that plagues his property overlooking the Ocqueoc   ...   Project: Pigeon River Country Buffer Lands Conservation partnership forges ahead to protect the Pigeon River Country When it comes to conserving the Lower Peninsula’s largest contiguous forestland, it takes a lot of help. That’s why partners ranging from the business community to nonprofit conservation groups to the State of Michigan have teamed   ...   Project: Pine River/Van Etten Lake Watershed Coalition Volunteers help out in the Pine River-Van Etten Lake Watershed Native brook trout now have more quality habitat to thrive in, thanks to the efforts of over ten volunteers from the Pine River/Van Etten Lake Watershed Coalition, Huron Pines and Walt and Valerie Joslin. The streambank restoration project, funded   ...   Project: Grayling Stormwater Project Stormwater Rain Gardens Planted to Help Protect the Au Sable Polluted stormwater runoff from streets and parking areas negatively impacts rivers like the Au Sable. Stormwater runoff leads to fluctuating water flows, downstream erosion, warmer water temperatures, and adds sediment, trash and potentially   ...   Project: Ocqueoc River Watershed Project Little Ocqueoc River crossing repaired This fall the Presque Isle County Road Commission completed construction on the Little Ocqueoc River-North Silver Creek Road improvement project. The Road Commission partnered with Huron Pines (providing funding from a Section 319 DEQ grant) and the   ...   Project: Higgins Lake Watershed Management Recent Projects In Roscommon County Higgins Lake is a 9,900-acre high-quality lake located in Roscommon County. The lake, 140 feet at its deepest point, is a tremendous natural resource, attracting thousands of people to live near it and thousands more to visit each year. Protecting   ...   Project: Fletcher Pond EWM Control Weevils released into Fletcher Pond With the sun shining overhead and no wind to speak of two technicians from EnviroScience Inc. released over 15,000 milfoil eating weevil eggs into Fletcher Pond. A preliminary vegetation sample found several adult weevils already in the lake.   ...   Project: Fletcher Pond EWM Control Improving Natural Resources Improving Natural Resources By SUE LATUSZEK The Alpena News April 9, 2005 Huron Pines Resource Conservation and Development Area Council has been serving the 11-county, 4.2 million acre region of Northeast   ...   Privacy  |  Refunds  |  Security