Grants: Water Resources

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Arenac Conservation District “Tree for a Tire Day”

November 2006

The Arenac County Conservation District proposed a tire recycling day. There was no active tire recycling program in the County and old tires were typically burned, stacked up in back yards, or disposed of on state land. The District traded a tree seedling for each tire that was delivered to the recycling site. The goal was to recycle 2,050 tires. WIN funding supported the charges associated with trailers that will be used to transport the tires to First Class Tire Shredders Inc.

Top of the Shiawassee River Trail Signage

November 2006

Headwaters Trail created the first canoe access site in the upper Shiawassee River (headwaters of the
Saginaw River). This project created interpretive signage for a “water trail” that stretches from Holly to
Fenton. The signage package included planning, construction and it addressed way-finding panels, as well
as guideposts, markers, and maps delineating water features. The fact that this is a tributary to Saginaw Bay
and a significant part of the watershed was addressed. A Trail brochure and a website supported this
implementation activity. WIN funds supported signage and brochure design and sign fabrication.

Townline Road Closure

November 2006

The Rifle River is a major direct tributary of Saginaw Bay and has been the focus of numerous regional
efforts to improve fisheries, control erosion, and recreation opportunities. One of its tributaries, Fritz Creek,
has been identified as a major source of sedimentation and erosion, the source of which is the road stream
crossing at Townline Road. In response to this, and recognizing that other roads provided access to
neighboring properties, the Arenac County Road commission decided to abandon the road. However, they
were not fully committed – financially – to restoring the crossing site where a culvert needs to be removed.
In partnership, the Saginaw Bay RC&D decided to raise money to leverage county resources and other
financing from the US Fish and Wildlife Service to restore the area to a nonerodable condition.

Frankenmuth Fish Passage Project for the Cass River Dam

May 2006

Fish Wish is the capital improvement project designed to modify the Frankenmuth dam, enabling fish passage on the Cass River. The Cass River is a tributary of the Saginaw River and part of the Saginaw Bay Watershed. The fish passage project, located at the base of the Frankenmuth dam, places rock material immediately downstream of the dam. This ramp creates a gradual slope known as a rock ramp. The design does not required a separate bypass around the dam for fish passage and include naturalistic features with the use of rock materials. The rock ramp allows non-jumping fish to pass through notches within the rock/weir structures. Variable flow an occur around the rocks and boulders placed in the river, allowing fish of various sixes to find areas of passable velocity. The rock ramp not only facilitates fish passage but also has great aesthetic and recreational appeal, critical to the trouism economy of Frankenmuth. The Frankenmuth Dam was identified as being one of the three high priority fish passage project by the WIN funded study entitled “Fish Passage at Low-Head Barrier Dams in the Saginaw River Watershed” by Public Sector Consultants. Fish passage at this site allows fish spawning in approximately 73 miles of that river that was currently unavailable.

Saginaw Bay Great Lakes Water Quality Issues Booth

May 2006

The issues booth promotes public awareness and understanding of the Saginaw Bay and Great Lakes water quality by demonstrating how individual actions impact the freshwater system of our region. The project seeks to affect the behavior of individuals by education them about the importance of their actions, to contribute to a broader education effecrt that seeks to bring about a cultural shift in attitude toward environmental stewardship, and to promise the Saginaw Bay region throughout the Great Lakes Basin as a tourism destination and opportunity,

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