Sturgeon Release
Local, state and federal partners invite the public to participate in an event to reintroduce juvenile lake sturgeon into the Saginaw Bay Watershed. We’re thrilled to have this year’s marque event right here in Flint, at the Mott Park Recreation Area (see the map below for directions).
You are invited to see — and even get in the water to release — these prehistoric fish into the Flint River.
There also will be kid-friendly learning activities, including an invasive sea lamprey display.
The event is part of the Saginaw Bay Watershed Lake Sturgeon Restoration, an effort led by the DNR and partners to reestablish lake sturgeon in the Saginaw Watershed through the Cass, Shiawassee, Tittabawassee and Flint rivers. The lake sturgeon were reared at the USFWS National Fish Hatchery in Genoa, WI, and are about 5-7 inches in length. The adult source population for the lake sturgeon were collected near Port Huron.
Learn more about the lake sturgeon restoration efforts and additional partners on the Saginaw Bay Sturgeon website (www.saginawbaysturgeon.org).
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The Flint River: an undiscovered treasure.
The C. S. Mott Foundation produced a stunning video that captures the past, present, and future of our Flint River.
Flint River Watershed Coalition
Partnering to Protect, Promote, and Improve the Flint River Watershed.
The Flint River Watershed Coalition is a membership organization that promotes citizen stewardship of our natural resources by providing our members with the sources, knowledge, and capacity necessary to protect local water quality and watershed habitat.
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