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  1. #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."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/weather/topstori

    #SolarPunkSunday #DamRemoval #Michigan #GrandRapids #FishPassage #BringBackTheRapids #AquaticHabitat

  2. #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."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/weather/topstori

    #SolarPunkSunday #DamRemoval #Michigan #GrandRapids #FishPassage #BringBackTheRapids #AquaticHabitat

  3. 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.

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  4. 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.

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  5. Hype for the Future 116M: Lake County, Ohio

    Introduction Lake County is located along Lake Erie to the east of the City of Cleveland in the northeastern portion of the State of Ohio. Today, the county is the smallest county by land area within the State, using the community of Painesville as the county seat. Additional communities include, but are not limited to, Perry, Madison, Kirtland, and Mentor. Information — Madison The Township of Madison is located at the eastern edge of the county and serves as the largest township by […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  6. Rapid Temperature Changes and Snowmelt Increase Flood Risk in Southern Ontario

    Why is there a flood warning in Southern Ontario today? Rapid snowmelt and rain are making river levels rise, putting homes near the Grand River at risk.

    #ontarioflood, #grandriver, #haltonnews, #ontarioweather, #icejamrisk

    newsletter.tf/southern-ontario

  7. Temperatures rose above freezing on February 14, causing heavy snow to melt fast. This is more dangerous than last year because rivers are blocked by thick ice.

    #ontarioflood, #grandriver, #haltonnews, #ontarioweather, #icejamrisk

    newsletter.tf/southern-ontario

  8. 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.
    Available here debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/co
    debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/fe

    #bridge #CoveredBridge #BuyIntoArt #architecture #KissingBridge #Ontario #WestMontrose #artforsale

  9. 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.
    Available here debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/co
    debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/fe

    #bridge #CoveredBridge #BuyIntoArt #architecture #KissingBridge #Ontario #WestMontrose #artforsale

  10. 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
    #Merlin

    A great day indeed!
    #Birds