Boyne Hydro Petition
DENY BOYNE MOUNTAIN RESORT permit application to Operate Hydro-Facility for next 40 years
Boyne Dam | True North Trout informative blog post
Crowd Hydrology Wrapped Up!
Read recent summary letter by lead professor Chris Lowry on the FoBR crowd hydrology project.
Upcoming Events/Speakers
Arbor Day Celebration
Friday, April 24, 10am-12pm
Veteran’s Park Pavilion, Boyne City
The FoBR and the Boyne Valley Garden Club are giving away American Mountain Ash, Red Maple, American Basswood, and Red Oak Seedlings. The City is giving away Red and White Pine and Blue and Norway Spruce.
River Monitoring
Tuesday, May 5, 9am-12pm
Join the STREAM TEAM volunteer river monitors. The presence or absence of pollution-sensitive “water bugs” indicates river health. Help catch and identify them. We work with experts from Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council. Call 231-330-2923 for details.
“Spruce Up” at Boyne Nature Area and rain garden
Tuesday, June 16, 10am-12pm
Boyne City Business Park off M-75 S
Bring garden tools to mulch memorial trees, pull weeds, weed whip, and plant flowers to prepare for summer visitors. Followed by a light lunch.
Past Speakers
- History of LTBB in the Region, Eric Hemenway, Director of Repatriation, LTBB
- ORVs in the Jordan Valley, Melissa Zelenak, Executive Director, Antrim Conservation District
- Invasive Plant Species, Katie Gray, CAKE CISMA
- Healing Waters – A History of the Boyne River, Patrick McCleary
- CRA and River Restoration, Kim Balke, Program Director, Conservation Resource Alliance
- Counting Critters, Shelby Adams, Michigan DNR Pigeon River Country
- Treasures of the Little Traverse Conservancy Preserves, Kieran Fleming of Little Traverse Conservancy
- Rolling on the Rivers, Brian Kozminski and Dakota Mack, local fishing guides, regaled us about enjoying peace and quiet on the Boyne, Maple, Jordan, Black, Pigeon and Sturgeon rivers. (October 2023).
- Michigan Elk History and Management, Shelby Adams, Wildlife Biologist, Pigeon River County State Forest, Michigan DNR (September 2023)
- Reconnecting Rivers Through Dam Removals, Kimberly Balke, Program Director, Conservation Resource Alliance (June 2023)
- Michigan Butterfly Habitats, Inc., Skylar MacNaughton, Founder (May 2023)
- The Mysteries of Migration, Darrell Lawson, Petoskey Audubon Society (April 2023)