2007 MFFC CONSERVATION FUND
$20,000.00 DONATED
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The recipients of Michigan Fly Fishing Club's 2007 conservation grants have been announced. The $20,000 budgeted for this year's granting program has been allocated to the following organizations and projects:
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- Upper Manistee River Restoration Committee, $2,900.00
Replace and service sand traps on the upper Manistee between Cameron Bridge and Mancelona Road.
- Huron Pines Resource Conservation and Development Area Council, $3,200.00
Instream habitat structures on the main branch of the Au Sable.
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- Huron Pines Resource Conservation and Development Area Council, $500.00
Create liaisons between the organization and land owners along the Pigeon River.
- Huron Pines Resource Conservation and Development Area Council, $3,700.00
Repair erosion on the Au Sable main stream between Mio and Cummins Flats.
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- Huron Pines Resource Conservation and Development Area Council, $1,600.00
City of Grayling stormwater project.
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- Conservation Resource Alliance, $2,400.00
Stabilize 200 feet of streambank along Bear Creek in the Manistee River watershed.
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- Upper Black River Restoration Committee, $3,500.00
Placement of whole-tree structures at locations along the Black River, East Branch, Canada Creek and Milligan Creek.
- Bonefish & Tarpon Unlimited, $100.00
Fund research.
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- Michigan Hydro Relicensing Coalition, $2,100.00
Represent angler interests in negotiating the conditions surrounding the relicensing or de-licensing of hydro power dams on the Boardman, Au Sable, Manistee, Muskegon, Thunder Bay, Menominee, Ontonagon, and the Dead Rivers.
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Serving on the club's 2007 Conservation Committee were: Eric Center, chair; Terry Drinkwine,
Scott Freeburg, Ray Geitka, Kevin Lipp, Don Oehring, Jeff Parker, Brian Rippon and Dale Ross.
This year, the club's Conservation Committee required that a representative of the requesting organization or the club member
sponsoring the request to appear before the committee to describe the project and answer committee questions.
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The following individuals made presentations to the committee:
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- Brad Jensen, representing projects managed by the Huron Pines RC&D.
- Jeff Pierce, representing the Conservation Resource Alliance and the Bear Creek project.
- Jim Montagne, representing the Upper Manistee Restoration Committee.
- Stephen Isgrigg, presenting the Bonefish & Tarpon Unlimited research request on behalf of founding member John Pinto.
- Kevin Lipp, representing the Upper Black River Restoration Committee on behalf of fellow club member Mike Moreau.
- Mike Matuszewski, representing the Michigan Hydro Relicensing Coalition.
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