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Movie Night! Rolling on the Rivers
Brian “Koz” Kozminski, True North Trout
Wednesday, October 11, 7pm
Boyne District Library Community Room

The Friends of the Boyne River is hosting Brian Kozminski, local fishing guide and founder of True North Trout, and fishing buddy Dakota Mack as they regale us about enjoying peace and quiet on the Boyne, Maple, Jordan, Black, Pigeon and other rivers in our area. Dakota is the founder of White Pine Guide Service. A full-time guide, he has worked in the industry from Northern Michigan to Alaska to Patagonia.

Expect some fly fishing tips from the masters.

Michigan Elk History and Management
Shelby Adams, Wildlife Biologist, Michigan DNR
Wednesday, September 13, 7pm, Boyne District Library Community Room
A wildlife biologist in Michigan’s elk range, she will explain with photos how the elk population in the Lower Peninsula came to be and how wildlife biologists and partners work currently to keep the population strong and healthy. Public welcome!

NEW Annual Accomplishments Report!

View the FoBR 2022 bulletin.

Boyne River Crowd Hydrology Gauge

The Boyne River’s Crowd Hydrology Project was published in American Geophysical Union.  Additionally, Boyne River stream mapping, temperature forecasting, and trout fishing predictions can be found at https://nsfboyne.sitehost.iu.edu.

STOP PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE! See the brochure for tips on how to identify and control this invasive plant.

Boyne River Hydroelectric Dam Renewal License – See FoBR Comments here.

Become a Boyne River CITIZEN SCIENTIST:  Click for instructions and view a gauge map.

Join us as a friend on Facebook by clicking here.

The Angler’s Wish

These crystal streams should solace me;
To whose harmonious bubbling noise
I, with my angle, would rejoice,
Sit here, and see the turtle-dove
Court his chaste mate to acts of love;

To see sweet dew-drops kiss these flowers,
And then washed off by April showers;

Here, give my weary spirits rest,
Thus, free from lawsuits, and the noise,
Of princes’ courts, I would rejoice;

Or, with my dog and a hook,
Loiter long days near Boyne brook;

There see the sun both rise and set;
There bid good morning to next day;

There meditate my time away;
And angle on; and beg to have
A quiet passage to a welcome grave.

Excerpt adapted from The Angler’s Wish, Izaak Walton (1593-1683)

FoBR Quick River Updates

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  • Boyne River Has CrowdHydrology Monitoring!  Check out the new “CrowdHydrology” page under “The River” tab above and become a Boyne River scientist!
  • Managing Purple Loosestrife.  For an update on the status of our battle against Purple Loosestrife on the Boyne, see “Managing Purple Loosestrife” under “The River” tab above.
  • Toxic Wild Parsnip (pastina sativa).  The wild parsnip, while beautiful, is not only a Eurasion invasive plant found in Michigan, but dangerous to humans.  For more information see the article regarding this plant under “The River” tab above.
  • Watch Out For Meth Lab Waste!  The Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council has put out an alert regarding meth lab waste which is now being found along rivers in northern Michigan.  Such waste is highly toxic and very dangerous to people who encounter it.  To read the alert, see the “The River” tab above and click on “Meth Lab Waste.”
  • Put Your Pills in the Pod!  POD photo from TIPWCThe Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council has embarked on an educational campaign to raise awareness about the Northern Michigan Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Drop-off (POD) Program.  The POD program is an environmentally sound way for residents to properly dispose of medications.  By participating in the program you will help keep our lakes, rivers and drinking water clean and our communities and families safe.  In Charlevoix County alone over 1,000 pounds of pharmaceuticals are collected.  Click here for a flyer with collection locations.  In Boyne City there is a permanent POD located in the Boyne City Police Department entrance. For more on the POD program go to www.watershedcouncil.org/pharmaceuticals-in-our-waters and www.pillsinthepod.com.
  • Additional Monofilament Line Receptacle Added.  For more information click on the “Activities” tab above and “Monofilament Line Receptacle Installed.”