Michigan DNR’s Habitat Improvement Account to Fund Five Projects on Key Rivers

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Posted October 12, 2015 8:27 am by Comments

By Vanessa Torres

This habitat restoration project is being coordinated by the Anglers of the Au Sable, who have hired recently retired DNR fisheries biologist Steve Sendek to oversee the effort. Sendek, who had worked on the Au Sable River system for much of his career, said the placement of new cover and restoration of aging structures will help manage the sand, which is covering up valuable gravel.Part of the project involves busing a large woody debris structure just upstream from the Twin Branch Bridge, which Sendek said was poorly designed and causes increased sedimentation. The structure will trap sand that is moving downstream and will eventually be an island with vegetation growing on it that will improve stream function.

Sendek, who had worked on the Au Sable River system for much of his career, said the placement of new cover and restoration of aging structures will help manage the sand, which is covering up valuable gravel.Part of the project involves busing a large woody debris structure just upstream from the Twin Branch Bridge, which Sendek said was poorly designed and causes increased sedimentation. The structure will trap sand that is moving downstream and will eventually be an island with vegetation growing on it that will improve stream function.

This habitat restoration project is being coordinated by the Anglers of the Au Sable, who have hired recently retired DNR fisheries biologist Steve Sendek to oversee the effort.
Michigan DNR
Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Michigan -(Ammoland.com)- The Department of Natural Resources has announced five recipients of its Habitat Improvement Account (HIA) for fiscal year 2016.

The HIA funds projects to improve aquatic habitat, fishing access, water quality and the DNR’s understanding of resources on the Au Sable, Manistee and Muskegon rivers. The account was established to mitigate resource impacts from hydropower dam operations.

The five recipients were selected by the DNR’s Fisheries Division, with a total …Read the Rest

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