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This site was
created for the enjoyment of the residents of the White River
watershed communities.
I hope you enjoy these images of our natural surroundings and that
you are encouraged
by them to do what you can to play a part in the protection and
preservation
of our watershed and the wildlife within it.
If you have
comments, questions or suggestions about this website
or wish to be notified when additions are made, please don't hesitate to get
in touch with me.
*NEWS:
White Lake PAC Selected for 2.16 Million
in Restoration Funds from EPA
The Muskegon Conservation
District was recently notified that the White Lake Shoreline Habitat
Restoration project was selected for full funding ($2,160,765). The project
in partnership with the White Lake Public Advisory Council will restore
shoreline, wetland, and habitat corridors at seven sites surrounding White
Lake. (5,158 lineal feet of shoreline will be restored, 35 acres of
wetlands and aquatic habitat created, eight acres of riparian and upland
habitat corridors reconnected and restored, and 27,134 cubic yards of
shoreline /marine debris removed). Successful completion of this project
will delist two Beneficial Use Impairments,
Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat
and Degraded
Fish and Wildlife Populations in the White Lake Area of Concern.
The project will be funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
administered by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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