#grandriver — Public Fediverse posts
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#GrandRapidsMI - Heavy equipment hits the #GrandRiver as historic #DamRemoval begins
Story by Brian McVicar, July 1, 2026
"Heavy equipment rolled into the Grand River Wednesday as crews installed a temporary barrier downstream of Gillett Bridge to catch sediment and debris, the first step in a long-planned effort to remove four aging low-head dams.
"The floating yellow barrier, known as a turbidity curtain, is designed to contain clouds of sediment stirred up during construction and prevent it from drifting downstream, said Mike Staal, river restoration project manager for the City of Grand Rapids.
" 'If there’s turbidity in the water, it impacts the aquatic habitat,' he said. 'So what we want to do is just minimize any of the impact, keep the sediment where it is.'
"The turbidity curtain is just the beginning of a carefully choreographed, two-year construction effort to remove four, century-old low-head dams along a half-mile stretch of the Grand River between Fulton Street and I-196. The result, officials say, will be a more natural waterway—safer for recreation, better for fish passage and more closely resembling the rapids that gave Grand Rapids its name."
#SolarPunkSunday #DamRemoval #Michigan #GrandRapids #FishPassage #BringBackTheRapids #AquaticHabitat
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Here's the beautiful Grand River in downtown Galt (Cambridge)
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Hype for the Future 228/284: Allendale, Michigan
Overview Allendale is a notable unincorporated community and charter township located within the boundaries of Ottawa County, Michigan, and home to Grand Valley State University, which hosts a local art gallery as well as the Cook Carillon Tower. The central community is notable for the Knowlton House Museum and the Garden of Honor Memorial.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/hype-for-the-future-228-284-allendale-michigan/
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On my walk was also a river!
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Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to all Mastodon friends!
Situated over the #GrandRiver Ontario, in West Montrose, is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Canada. Locals driving their horse and buggy rigs began to call the structure the "kissing bridge" : a kiss (in privacy inside the bridge) was required as a toll to cross it.
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Grand Rapids the other night #fog ##haze #michigan #grandriver #grandrapids #bridges #foggy
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A few #photos of my #city #GrandRapidsMI.
The #GrandRiver runs through the middle of it. #mycity #myhometown #foozma73 #PhotographyOnMastodon -
After 3 days of blustery winter weather it was nice to get a #hike in at #PioneerTower along the #GrandRiver in #Kitchener, #Ontario.
We hiked 8.8KM along the river & spotted some #birds that we thought would have migrated south by now:
#GreatBlueHeron (what???)
#CommonMergansers
#Robins (AKA Christmas Robins LOL)We also spotted these year-round birds:
#CanadaGeese
#CommonGoldenEye
#Chickadees
#Mallards
#BaldEagle (Juvenile)
#RedTailHawks
#SongSparrow
#MerlinA great day indeed!
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The #GreatEgret is a dazzling sight dressed all in white and set against the colourful red and gold background as it flies past a fall forest. A tall, stately white wader of quiet waters it takes flight when disturbed. See at Wilson's Flats, #Ontario at #GrandRiver!
#GreatWhiteEgret #waterbird #bird #animal #nature #birdlover #naturelover #BuyIntoArt #fall #autumn #fallfoliage #autumnfoliage #wildlife #birdphotography #wallart #homedecor #GiftThemArt
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