https://www.wcmu.org/tags/dam-removal Dam Removal en-US Copyright Mon, 22 Jul 2024 23:07:36 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-07-22/cornwall-drawdown-sets-stage-for-dam-repairs A reservoir in a northern Michigan state forest will soon be drained to restore a beloved dam. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 23:07:36 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-07-22/cornwall-drawdown-sets-stage-for-dam-repairs Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-06-28/hello-to-a-river-maple-river-is-among-the-first-to-flow-freely A conservation organization claims the Maple River is among the first in the country to be returned to its free-flowing state. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 22:29:44 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-06-28/hello-to-a-river-maple-river-is-among-the-first-to-flow-freely Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-17/cornwall-dam-receives-state-grant-nears-fundraising-goal The group Save Cornwall is nearing its fundraising goal to preserve a coveted dam in northern Michigan, with the help of a quarter-million state grant. Fri, 17 May 2024 15:47:19 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-17/cornwall-dam-receives-state-grant-nears-fundraising-goal Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-02/fish-passage-restoration-on-manistee-river-may-support-reintroduction-of-locally-extinct-species The project could make the river more appealing to arctic grayling — a fish species that disappeared from the state around 90 years ago. Thu, 02 May 2024 22:18:45 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-02/fish-passage-restoration-on-manistee-river-may-support-reintroduction-of-locally-extinct-species Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-02-01/public-aims-to-raise-200k-by-june-to-restore-cornwall-dam The future of a beloved dam in Cheboygan County looks a little more certain, thanks to new state funding. The public is raising $200,000 to cover the balance and rebuild the "high hazard" dam. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 23:51:06 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-02-01/public-aims-to-raise-200k-by-june-to-restore-cornwall-dam Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-12-14/extensive-study-finds-dam-removal-heals-maple-river-near-pellston The study looked at chemical, physical and biological data collected over nearly a decade as the Lake Kathleen Dam near Pellston was removed from the Maple River. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:10:33 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-12-14/extensive-study-finds-dam-removal-heals-maple-river-near-pellston Michael Livingston https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-11-28/state-receiving-5-million-in-grant-funding-for-stream-restoration The state recently received a 5 million-dollar grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Federation to support “stream restoration” projects in fourteen Michigan counties. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 23:50:39 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-11-28/state-receiving-5-million-in-grant-funding-for-stream-restoration Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-06-08/dam-removal-project-awarded-to-bay-city-company The Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday that it has awarded a contract for the removal of the Sabin Dam near Traverse City.The three-point eight… Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:59:05 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-06-08/dam-removal-project-awarded-to-bay-city-company https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2017-06-19/boardman-dam-removal-process-begins The next step in the Boardman Dam removal process begins this week.Engineers will begin siphoning off water from behind the dam in order to make the… Mon, 19 Jun 2017 21:06:48 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2017-06-19/boardman-dam-removal-process-begins WCMU