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
Fall Stream Monitoring
Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 9am-Noon
Rain or shine, Dam Road river crossing.
Twice a year, the Friends of the Boyne River and the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council head to the river with tweezers, waders and nets to collect macroinvertebrates (stonefly nymphs, mayfly nymphs, caddisfly larvae, etc.). The presence or absence of these pollution-sensitive “water bugs” is one of several river health indicators. Join us to collect them from three Boyne River locations. We’ll start at Dam Road, then move to the north and south branches.
Call 231-330-2923 for details.
Past Speakers
- Michigan’s Majestic Bald Eagles, Dr. Carl Palazzolo, wildlife veterinarian
- 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)