Grants: Water Resources
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Arenac Conservation District “Tree for a Tire Day”
November 2006The 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.
Bush Creek Bio-Engineering Demonstration
November 2006This project, sponsored by the Saginaw Bay RC&D, demonstrated a lower-cost erosion control method that can be used along stream sites with high erosion potential. This project highlighted bio-engineering techniques including tree revetments, which include using trees that are places along the side of a stream that essentially trap erosion and sedimentation and create a stronger and more erosion-resistant stream-bank. And additional demonstration includes the use of Polyacrymlaides – which are bonding agents that promote the growth and stability of erosion control grasses. 10 sites were restored as as part of this project. WIN funding supported the engineering and installation of the revetment structures.
Frankenmuth Fish Passage Project for the Cass River Dam
May 2006Fish 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 2006The 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,
Ogemaw Stormwater Management Project
June 2005Proposed by the Huron Pines Resource Conservation and Development Area, the project addressed the effects of non-point source pollution and stormwater runoff from the City of West Branch and the surrounding area on the Rifle River. This project contemplated the implementation of an outreach program/education campaign coordinated through the local conservation district, the completion of an engineering study to estimate pollutant loading and provide Best Management Practice recommendations, and present a final summary to local government and interest groups. This project also included an innovative “voluntary” certification program that highlighted local success stories.