tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65376411981872190272011-04-21T16:33:13.875-07:00Board Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01137625219797315737noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537641198187219027.post-54253436587573125372009-02-19T16:12:00.000-08:002009-02-19T18:01:13.738-08:00While we're in the midst of another "Tie-One-On" there's additional news to report that greatly affects our coverage area. The Michigan Attorney General announced this week that a formal suit has been filed against the operators of the <em>Song of the Morning Ranch</em> on the upper Pigeon River. The full complaint will be entered the next few days and we'll provide you with updates both here and on our web-site. <a href="http://www.headwataerstu.org/">www.HeadwataersTU.org</a><br /><br />More good news for area watersheds came within the past month through the Federal Courts concerning the Mason Tract lawsuit. You may recall, plans to develop oil and gas beneath the South Branch of the Au Sable River under State-owned lands were proposed five years ago. The problem came when surface ownership and mineral rights were severed as the original gift of 1400 acres from George Mason was expanded to its current 5600 acres. The USFS issued leases to Savoy Energy of Traverse City, Michigan, to allow drilling within 1300 feet of the hallowed Fisherman's Chapel. Fortunately this proposed exploratory well was smack in the middle of a highly revered stretch of blue-ribbon river! <a href="http://www.ausableanglers.org/">www.AuSableAnglers.org</a><br /><br />The necessity of a suit become evident as the prior administration out of Washington, called for expeditious exploration within the contiguous U.S. Fortunaelty others like the Mackinaw Chapter of the Sierra Club were paying attention... <a href="http://michigan.sierraclub.org/">http://michigan.sierraclub.org</a><br /><br /> Also settled within the past month is another remiediation issue affecting the headwaters of the Au Sable main stream at C-38 just above Lynn Lake. A portion of the Kolke Creek creek case was heard in the Michigan Supreme Court. Understand, there are two seperate actions involved in this suit. Again we would direct you to the Anglers' web-site for an accurate sequence of events that impact all our quality watersheds. <a href="http://www.ausableanglers.org/">www.AuSableAnglers.org</a> <br /><br />Another action affecting local watersheds lies on our Chapters western edge on the upper portion of the Jordan River. The <em>Alba Deep Well Injection Site</em> has garnered a temendous amount of publicity since CMS Energy's proposed remiadiation from concrete lechate located on the gronds of the old Penn-Dixie Cement Plant... now referred to as Bay Harbour Luxery Resort. This organization is all over it and have won in the local courts. They need and deserve our support. <a href="http://www.friendsofthejordan.org/">www.FriendsoftheJordan.org</a><br /><br />Until next time...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6537641198187219027-5425343658757312537?l=headwatersbloggers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Board Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01137625219797315737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537641198187219027.post-4714625873862662012009-01-25T17:54:00.000-08:002009-01-25T17:55:49.728-08:00Welcome to the next generation of our Chapters evolving history... Our own blog!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6537641198187219027-471462587386266201?l=headwatersbloggers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Board Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01137625219797315737noreply@blogger.com0