Grants: Water Resources

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Assessment of WIN-supported Fish Passage Projects

December 2009

This project proposes to implement applied research at the site of the proposed fish passage project at
Frankenmuth. While these fish passage projects have been implemented in several areas across the Great
Lakes, this site will represent only the third time that the application of the “rock ramp” passage technique
has been used in Michigan and will be the largest project of its kind in the Great Lakes. To that end, this
project provides a unique and important opportunity to look at this effort from a pre-rock-ramp and post-rockramp
perspective. This WIN investment will support the on-the-ground analysis of how well these structures
pass fish, as well as provide early data on the success of fish spawning activity above the dam. The project
will also engage the public through presentations by Central Michigan University researchers on the
importance of fish passage projects as well as provide important data to decision makers throughout the
region about the effectiveness of these projects. As an added piece of the project, researchers will asses
some basic qualitative economic information from the community of Frankenmuth about the public
satisfaction with the project. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service will be joining CMU on this project and providing staff and financial support as available.

Saginaw Bay WIN “Green Village” at the Tall Ships Celebration

December 2009

The 2010 Tall Ship Celebration in Bay City marks the only Michigan stop of the Tall Ship Challenge in 2010.
Anticipating more than 100,000 people coming to visit the event, an economic impact of over $10 million is
anticipated during the course of the fleet’s stay in Bay City. The “Green Village” will be a new, but important,
feature at the event and will give visitors a chance to experience eco-friendly products, services, and ideas
that they can use long after the event. Attendees will learn about what local companies and organizations
are doing to make our region more sustainable.

Chippewa River Universal Canoe / Kayak Sites

June 2009

This project involves a WIN investment in the development of two universally-accessible canoe/kayak sites
on the Chippewa River (one at Manitou Park, and the other at the Chippewa Cabin) in Midland County. This
effort is part of the “Access to Recreation” program sponsored by the Midland Area Community Foundation
and other partners that also included a 1/4 mile barrier free trail and river overlook at the West Midland
Family Center, as well as a universally-accessible spray park at the Midland Community Center – both of
which have been completed.

Cass River Greenways Project

June 2009

The Cass River Greenways Committee is working on many implementation projects based, in large part, on
the WIN-funded “Vision of Green” report from 2003. One of those projects includes the development of a
“water trail” and access sites along the Cass River at Vassar, Tuscola Township, and the City of
Frankenmuth. These access sites will be on public property and will provide parking, restrooms, picnic
facilities, and interpretive and wayfinding signage. All three communities have been working together to
develop the plans for the water trail.

Spray Park with Rain Garden

June 2009

This project, sponsored by the Friends of Bay City State Recreation Area, intends to fund the development
of a rain garden associated with the construction of a spray park at Bay City State Recreation Area. The
rain garden will use discharge water from the spray park and will filter this water before it is discharged. In
addition, the rain garden will provide an educational element for the visitors at the spray park. The spray
park will be located within the Bay City State Recreation Area, adjacent to the “Come Play by the Bay”
community-built playground.

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