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Second phase of Whittlesey Creek restoration under way

July 12, 2012

Funded in part by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge worked this week on the second phase of a $44,000 restoration project on the coastal flood plain of Whittlesey Creek. The Refuge installed 160 red oak logs in the stream on private and public land to simulate pre-logging conditions. The logs will help improve trout and salmon habitat, said Refuge Fish and Wildlife Biologist Mike Mlynarek. Mlynarek credits the many partners involved in the project including Northland College, which is conducting surveys of aquatic invertebrates. "Everyone brings a bit to the table and together we can do some innovative and beneficial projects," he said.