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Conserving the Forests, Lakes and Streams of Northeast Michigan

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The Silver Creek Super Project, in the Ocqueoc River Watershed (Presque Isle County, Mich.), embodies how locally driven efforts lead to broad partnerships and collaboration, successfully accomplishing full restoration of this highest quality tributary by treating stream impacts, invasive species, erosion, and by promoting many other conservation techniques. Protecting and restoring sensitive coldwater ecosystems is more important than ever, with increasing threats and ever dwindling financial support for that type of work. Yet, with the foundation of a system-wide inventory of watershed impacts and a watershed management plan in place, local partners have taken the lead in protecting their high-quality coldwater ecosystem, garnering interest from national organizations and agencies, including Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding.

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Conserving the Forests, Lakes and Streamsof Northeast Michigan

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Large scale attempt Bundles different

project types Geography based Focuses efforts Broad partnership

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7 miles of high-quality tributary stream reconnected

100 tons of sediment source eliminated from stream

20 acres of invasive species treated

Nearly a mile of instream habitat and buffers installed

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Process of collecting data across a watershed

Systematic approach Used to guide future

project selection

If this was in your favorite watershed and I handed you $25,000 for a project, would you replace this culvert?

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Talk with your neighbors and compare your site to theirs.

If you had $25,000, would you still replace your site?

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Ocqueoc River Watershed

Completed by Huron Pines

State - Approved In 2006

Resource Inventories Public Involvement Zoning Review Set forth

Recommendations

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Acreage: 94,394 Miles of stream: 30

miles of mainstream Land use

• Farming• Forestry• Rural• 20% public land

Geology:• Limestone bedrock• Karst formations

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Public meetings Ocqueoc River

Watershed Commission• Volunteer-led steering

committee Habitat Committee

• Informal group of the “hands on” partners

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Celebrated success Capitalized on

momentum Revisited the plan Wanted to “bite off

more” Discussed priorities Explored options Dissected the

watershed

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Site 36 Silver Creek/Spens

Rd Sediment issues from

long steep approach Fish Passage: velocity

barrier

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10 sites on Silver Creek 3 miles of stream Major Sediment issues

at 3 sites No Fish Passage at 3

sites 4 with moderate issues Bundled for 1 project:

• Context• Sites 29-37• Also includes 2

driveways

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10 sites Road work for

sediment Realignment Increase capacity

of culverts

$500,000 total

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Grants were submitted to Several Initial Sources

Paul H. Young Chapter of Trout Unlimited• $2,600

Headwaters Chapter of Trout Unlimited• $1,000

Michigan Fly Fishing Club• $3,000

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Began meeting with individual funders

Discussed ORWC and Habitat Committee

Letters of Support Resource Advisors

Review

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Township Meetings Engineering Partner Excitement to

begin work Community Site

Tours

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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: Sustain Our Great Lakes• $133,510

Truly became watershed approach

Included:• Streambank erosion

control• Stream buffers• Private landowner

meetings• Invasive species

removal

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6 total sites complete• 4 full replacement• 2 road resurfacing

2 crossings permitted and culverts on order

Over 400 landowner contacts

2 acres of invasive species treated or removed at 8 sites

36 tons of sediment prevented

Public meetings Consistent “stop-bys”

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2 Culverts permitted and on order

Driveway work planned for 2012

Streambank erosion Instream Habitat Invasive Species Landowner

involvement

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Coordinating most knowledgeable partners

Motivating and Inspiring

Teaching Learning Staying focused Believing

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