Garfield Township, the Grand Traverse Conservation District, Great Wolf Lodge, and the Michigan DNRE have announced the inaugural Take A Kid Fishing Day at Kid's Creek Park in Traverse City from 10:00AM to 2:00PM on May 15! All are invited, and kids are encouraged, to test your luck in the recently reconstructed fishing pond [...]
Category Archives: Parklands Projects Articles
Trail Stewards Lead the Way!
May 5, 2010 – 10:38 am
As with many programs here, the number of Trail Stewards continues to grow each year. Trail Stewards adopt a trail section in a specific parkland and commit to monitoring and addressing general maintenance issues that arise on that section. Two trail stewards of the Natural Education Reserve, Steve Rouse and Heather Peyton, took [...]
2010 Boardman River Fly Rod Raffle
April 7, 2010 – 4:16 pm
PROCEEDS SUPPORT BOARDMAN RIVER RESTORATION!
Win: R.W. Summers Model 735 (7’3” 5wt) Fly Rod (Don't fly fish, but still want to support the Boardman? Win $1,700 if you are not interested in the rod!) Pictures below
R.W. (Bob) Summers is world renowned for his bamboo fly rods. R.W. Summers bamboo fly rods are highly [...]
Don't Poo in the Park!
February 2, 2010 – 12:00 pm
ATTENTION DOG OWNERS...
We need your help! Many of us here at the GTCD are dog lovers, like you, who also enjoy frequent romps at the beautiful parklands we manage. But, over the past few years, times have gotten tough for some of our dogs, not to mention clean shoes! We've got some [...]
Obstacles to Fish & Stream Health Removed from Boardman Watershed
November 3, 2009 – 11:54 am
On its way from the Kalkaska area to west Grand Traverse Bay, the Boardman River gains in size as it gathers flow from numerous streams called tributaries. These tributaries serve as the primary spawning grounds for trout, especially brook trout. Over the years many culverts have been installed on these tributaries. [...]
Bringing "Lunkers" back to Kids Creek
August 28, 2009 – 10:51 am
On Saturday, August 22nd, several volunteers from the Traverse City based Adams Chapter of Trout Unlimited came out to restore the banks of Kids Creek behind the former Grand Traverse Auto, now Fox Motors. Three tons of stone and eight tons of topsoil were brought in to restore 65 feet of the Creek. [...]
Summer 2010 Conservation Technician
February 20, 2009 – 12:36 pm
For nearly 70 years, the Grand Traverse Conservation District has been the trusted resource for nature-related education programs and land management assistance in the Grand Traverse Area. From groundwater protection to forest health and discovery nature hikes, the GTCD continues to provide the link that brings our community closer to the natural world. We nurture [...]