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9 & 10 News Judge Rules TC FishPass Must Go to a Vote; Project Stopped “I’m so happy we saved a city park, which is what this was all about. “ - Rick Buckhalter April 29, 2021 The fate of the FishPass project is decided – and now the city of Traverse City has a decision to make. Thursday a judge took up the issue of whether the issue must go to voters, or whether the city can move forward with plans at Union Street Dam Park. Construction was stopped just days before it was due to start ...

Volunteers remove 10,000 pounds of trash from homeless camp near Northern Michigan river Updated 12:32 PM; Today 12:32 PM Volunteers took more than 10,000 pounds of trash from the woods near Boardman River in Grand Traverse County on April, 17, 2021.Grand Traverse County Sheriffs Department Facebook Share GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI – Volunteers took more than 10,000 pounds of trash from the woods near Boardman River in Grand Traverse County over the weekend. The coalition of volunteers on si...

It may be the same story in 2021. DNR Fisheries Biologist Mark Tonello said unfortunately no work was done in the Cadillac area last year. The Central Lake Michigan Management Unit is the fisheries unit Tonello works within and it covers from the Muskegon River watershed up to the Mackinac Bridge. What that means is, every inland river, stream or lake that flows into Lake Michigan from there to the bridge has two biologists and one crew of three fish technicians. "The problem is we have very fe...

Whether fly fishing on Michigan’s Jordan, Pere Marquette or Manistee rivers, Jeff Troutman has found solace and relief from the stresses of work. “It was really a life-changing event,” he said of embracing the outdoor hobby years ago at the suggestion of a psychologist. “And out of that, I wanted to share fly fishing with other people and just what it did for me mentally. It’s been quite a journey.” Not only did the aptly named Troutman – a lifelong musician – start a national p...

Mar 1, 2021 DNR photo Michigan Department of Natural Resources fisheries staffers observe nearly transferred Arctic grayling at the Marquette State Fish Hatchery in Marquette County. MARQUETTE — In 2016, a proposed initiative intended to reintroduce Arctic grayling to select Michigan streams was announced. That idea immediately caught fire, and Michigan’s Arctic Grayling Initiative now counts over 40 member organizations among its supporters. A close-up view of an Arctic grayling, held in t...

9 & 10 News February 22, 2021 Traverse City leaders will have to determine whether to repair, replace, or relocate portions of the city sewer line – particularly the line that runs along the Boardman River. A stretch of the sewer line just north of the alley off of East Front Street, is just downstream of where the city saw overflows just last summer. Three times in three months – heavy rains and flooding triggered the release of untreated sewage: in June, July, and August. The wastewater s...

Credit Peter Payette A years-long effort to build an experimental fish ladder on the Boardman River in Traverse City is in jeopardy. That’s all because of a man who decided to sue the city to protect a place he loves.  The well-known project is called FishPass. For supporters, it’s the key to restoring the Boardman River and tackling a worldwide problem for dammed rivers. To critics, it’s a looming disaster for downtown Traverse City. Also, thousands of ducks have been gathering close t...

9 & 10 News FishPass Project Will Go to Trial, Construction Halted "We were hoping to move forward with construction of FishPass several weeks ago.” - Marc Gaden, Great Lakes Fishery Commission February 17, 2021 Construction of the $20 million FishPass project is on hold – and will be for months – now that the issue will go to trial. FishPass construction was supposed to start in January. Now a judge says there’s enough evidence to argue it might need to go to a public vote. Traverse Ci...

  A judge halted the construction of the FishPass project at the Union Street Dam park in January. The delay will continue until a trial in May, or a public vote on the project. Credit Lexi Krupp / IPR News Construction on the nearly $20 million FishPass project in Traverse City is on hold until May, at the earliest.    That’s when a circuit court judge will hear a case about whether city residents need to vote on the plan to replace the Union Street Dam with a high-tech channel, where res...

DETROIT – A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor is set to commence construction on the FishPass Project in Traverse City, Michigan the week of January 18. The contractor will begin by installing fencing, removing trees and preparing the site.“This,