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This list addresses priorities for sustaining healthy habitats, fisheries and aquatic communities and is intended to be used for the Fisheries Habitat Grant program as well as other conservation activities across the state. Partners should review this list for projects of interest and discuss methods, eligibility and other factors with staff. Eligible Fisheries Habitat Grant applications that address projects on this list may receive preference.
This public list is not all-inclusive of DNR-supported projects, and potential partners should consult with DNR Fisheries staff when choosing and developing proposed habitat projects.
The order in which projects are listed and their project IDs do not imply a ranking among projects. Project IDs may not be sequential due to changes in priorities or completion of past priorities.
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| Management unit | Project name | Project ID | Project type (lake, stream, other) | Cause of habitat decline | Target / priority species | Latitude | Longitude | Project explanation / impairments | Geography notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Lake Michigan | Inland lakes Cisco evaluations | CLM-L-A | Lake | Land use practices, shoreline and watershed development, and aquatic vegetation control. | Cisco | 44.5301 | -85.6865 | Determine presence, abundance, and trends in Cisco populations in waters where they were historically present. | Center point represents many lakes throughout the Management Unit. |
| Central Lake Michigan | Shoreline restoration project (Lake Charlevoix) | CLM-L-B | Lake | Development and armament of shoreline. | Cisco, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Smallmouth Bass | 45.27 | -85.14 | Nearshore habitat is critical to many fish species, amphibians, and reptiles. Restoring natural shoreline improves habitat, reduces nutrient inputs, and allows natural processes to occur. | N/A |
| Central Lake Michigan | South Lake Leelanau | CLM-L-C | Lake | Human development along shoreline. | Walleye, Yellow Perch, Smallmouth Bass | 44.87 | -85.71 | Add fish habitat structures to specific locations within the lake to provide cover and potential spawning areas. | N/A |
| Central Lake Michigan | Fife Lake Shoreline Habitat Improvement Project | CLM-L-E | Lake | Human development along shoreline. | Bluegill, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Northern Pike, Walleye | 44.5673 | -85.3441 | Add woody habitat in the style of Wisconsin Fish Sticks, also some shoreline erosion control using bioengineering. | N/A |
| Central Lake Michigan | Altona Dam removal (Little Muskegon River) | CLM-S-A | Stream | Remnant dam in poor condition serving no purpose. | Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, White Sucker | 43.5397 | -85.3088 | The dam impedes aquatic organism passage, disrupts the natural processes of woody debris and sediment transport, and increases stream temperature. | N/A |
| Central Lake Michigan | Bank stabilization project (Pine River) | CLM-S-B | Stream | Sandy bluff is popular stop for paddlers and tubers and human traffic prohibits natural stabilization from occurring. | Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout | 44.121 | -85.6868 | High bluff/bank is severely eroded and is a point source of added sediment and sand. | Center point of multiple sites in the vicinity |
| Central Lake Michigan | Boardman River dam removal habitat projects | CLM-S-C | Stream | The Brown Bridge, Boardman, and Sabin dams were removed on the mainstem of the Boardman River. Restored stream channel and new channel reaches lack suitable instream fish habitat and/or bank stabilization. | Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Sturgeon, Lake Trout | 44.6801 | -85.6305 | Support projects at all three sites that improve instream habitat and habitat within the stream corridor. | Center point of the former impoundments for Boardman Dam (44.694382, -85.624861), Sabin Dam (44.703709, -85.620514), and Brown Bridge Dam (44.647716, -85.500389). |
| Central Lake Michigan | Nartron Dam Removal | CLM-S-K | Stream | Last remaining large dam in the Hersey River Watershed. | Brown Trout and Brook Trout | 43.8927 | -85.5139 | Large dam that warms the water temperatures and blocks all fish passage. Also, a lengthy culvert that runs under an airport runway should also be removed, in effect “daylighting” the stream. | N/A |
| Central Lake Michigan | Penoyer Creek Dam Removal project | CLM-S-L | Stream | Multiple dams in close proximity on Penoyer Creek | Brook Trout | 43.4259 | -85.7965 | Multiple dams on Penoyer Creek impede fish passage, warm stream temperatures, and reduce the natural transport of sediment and wood downstream. | Centroid of three dams |
| Lake Erie | Large woody material and shoreline buffer restoration in Deer Lake | LE-L-B | Lake | Shoreline development. | Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Cisco, forage fish, herpetofauna, & aquatic insects | 42.73 | -83.43 | Loss of riparian buffer and in-water large woody debris, with a focus on lake littoral zones as identified in the MDNR Wildlife Action Plan. | Point represents centroid of 138-acre lake in Independence Twp., Oakland Co |
