<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <span><span style="font-size: 18px;">I will, upon request, send you the pictures of the project that Steve sent me.</span></span><br><br><span><span style="font-size: 18px;">The BRCS mailing list server can't forward large files like this.</span></span><br><br><span><span style="font-size: 18px;">Norm</span></span><br><br>----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Steve Largent <boardmanriverkeeper@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, September 21, 2012 2:31 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Brown Bridge Dam Removal Update<br> </font> </div> <br>
<div class="yiv1100247124MsoNormal">Friday
(9-21-12) What a difference a week makes. Having been gone a week on
vacation I was finally able to get back out to Brown Bridge today. When
I arrived around 7:30 this morning Brett Fessell, Biologist with the GT
Band was already on-site checking the location of four large-mouth bass
that he radio tagged last week. Our intent is to track the journey of
these bass (as long as the transmitter batteries last) as they make
their way downstream once the dam is breached. Brett also reported
seeing the trumpeter swans fly overhead when he arrived. </div><div class="yiv1100247124MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv1100247124MsoNormal">Work
is continuing on temporary dewatering structure. AMEC and Molon hope
to have it done in the next week or two so they can begin the final
drawdown of the remaining pond. </div><div class="yiv1100247124MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv1100247124MsoNormal">Molon opened the new channel in the delta area to flow on September 11<sup>th</sup>.
Since then the river has moved a tremendous amount of sediment that’s
being captured in a series of sand traps. These trap are being cleaned
out every day. As expected, the river upstream of the project area is
also flowing much faster which means it’s clearing (moving) sand,
exposing gravel and forming deeper pools as hoped. </div><div class="yiv1100247124MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv1100247124MsoNormal">Right
now the project area is looking pretty muddy with all this rain but
come next summer we expect to see the entire area green up quickly. </div><div class="yiv1100247124MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv1100247124MsoNormal">Please let me know if you have any questions. S.</div><div class="yiv1100247124MsoNormal"> </div><span class="yui_3_2_0_21_1348254081704105" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", "serif";">Steve Largent<br>Boardman River Program Coordinator<br>Grand Traverse Conservation District<br>231.941.0960 Ext - 16<br>231.883.9960<br><br></span></div></body></html>