Kalamazoo River restoration projects to use $27M in PCB settlements
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The former Plainwell Paper Co. mill dam spillway along the Kalamazoo River in Plainwell, Mich. on Nov. 20, 2020. The structure would be removed under a draft list of proposed ecological restoration projects being developed with settlement funding from paper companies that contaminated the river with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs.Garret Ellison | MLive
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KALAMAZOO, MI A suite of ecological restoration projects is being planned along the Kalamazoo River using settlement funding from companies responsible for contaminating an 80-mile stretch with polychlorinated biphenyls.
State and federal agencies are seeking public input on 14 proposed projects between Kalamazoo and Lake Michigan that would remove dams, improve riparian areas and rehabilitate wildlife habitat harmed by PCB pollution.
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Conservation officers seek information regarding hundreds of tires dumped in Allegan County
Conservation officers seek information regarding hundreds of tires dumped in Allegan CountyContact: Lt. Gerald Thayer, 269-350-1280 Agency: Natural Resources
Jan. 25, 2021
Michigan DNR conservation officers in Allegan County are requesting tips from the public regarding more than 500 tires that have been dumped in several locations in and near the Allegan State Game Area over the past week.
A local resident who daily walks in the state game area reported the first pile of tires (more than 300) on Wednesday to the DNR’s Report All Poaching hotline. The local confirmed that the tires – which covered snowmobile trail #59, were not there two days prior.
Michigan DNR requesting tips on tires dumped in Allegan
Photo courtesy of Michigan DNR s Facebook Page
Photo courtesy of Michigan DNR s Facebook Page
By: Kellen Voss
and last updated 2021-01-25 21:10:02-05
ALLEGAN, Mich. â Allegan County s Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation officers are requesting tips from the public after finding more than 500 tires dumped in several locations in and near the Allegan State Game Area over the past 7 days.
The first pile of more than 300 tires were first discovered on Wednesday by a local resident who walks in the state game area daily.
That resident reported his findings to the DNR s Report All Poaching hotline, and confirmed that the tires covering snowmobile trail #59 were not there two days prior.
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MI DNR Needs Help Finding Person Dumping Tires In Allegan Co.
One of the things I love about Michigan is all the outdoor spaces we have to enjoy the beauty that is the mitten state. So reading this story about someone dumping hundreds of tires in and around the Allegan State Game Area is infuriating.
According to a Facebook post by the Michigan DNR, conservation officers are looking for the person or persons responsible for dumping the tires over the past week. Last Wednesday, January 20th, a resident who walks daily in the Allegan State Game Area noticed a pile of 300 tires on snowmobile trail #59. They called authorities who began investigating the dumping and ended up finding even more piles of tires, around 500 total both in the State Game Area and along the roadway between Allegan and Fennville. The DNR reports that the person who filed the original complaint said none of the tires were there two days before the original 300-tire pile was found on Wednesday.