dam removal

A number of deteriorating dams have been torn down and streams restored. It's expensive, and Michigan's budget is facing challenges.

The state Department of Natural Resources recommends removing the Trout Lake Dam in mid-Michigan. Community members are advocating to save it.

Consumers Energy says it is continuing negotiations for potentially selling its 13 hydroelectric dams in Michigan.

A Michigan grant program to help repair, replace or remove crumbling dams will end this year unless the Legislature extends it.

Michigan has many aging dams across the state. One dam on Trout Lake in Gladwin county Michigan is at risk of failing, according to state officials. Higher water pressure from spring runoff prompted an "emergency" drawdown of Trout Lake water levels to prevent dam failure.

Removing dams can harm the delicate mussels that live downstream, so the federal government requires dam owners to search for mussels and move them before demolition.

Today, Michigan has been working on removing dams the last couple of years. However because of EPA rules, dam removal proves to be a difficult feat. Then, golf course owners petition to have a country road closed in northern Michigan, and what the community has to say about the petition. Additionally, a non-profit organization aims to build confidence and resourcefulness in school-aged children in Detroit through horsemanship. Lastly, a science reporter talks about her recent experience and book featuring Hell, Michigan and other worldly destinations.

Michigan is removing some of its abandoned and obsolete dams. The benefits include cleaning up pollution and restoring nature.

Students studied the Maple River near the University of Michigan Biological Station to understand what happens to a stream and its ecology when a dam is removed.

Consumers Energy is considering whether to keep its 13 hydropower dams on Michigan rivers.