Just In

Just In

by | Jul 29, 2019 | Journal Entry

I just missed the reporter for this article.  Seems like my friend Jerry got some bad press.  While he attempts to make money he has to answers phone calls from people wanting to know about the river, put-ns, take outs, level, then to tell him “well we have our...
Pictures MCR

Pictures MCR

by | Jul 22, 2019 | Journal Entry

Pictured are a before and after of an annoying log formation within sight of Yates Cider Mill.  Followed by a before, after and a shot of the stumps of a river wide blockage.  Picture 1489 and 1497 are a before and after of some woody debris management.  Photo 1504 is...
River Report

River Report

by | Jul 19, 2019 | Journal Entry

I went down the river today with no chain saw.  Had I remembered to gas it up I would have been able to cut some stinking logs out of the way. Dale      9:50PM Friday IMGP1461 IMGP1460 IMGP1465...
River Report 07/15/2019

River Report 07/15/2019

by | Jul 15, 2019 | Journal Entry

Sunday two friends and I paddled from Ryan Road to Heritage Park.  The water was very low and the clearest it has been this year.  Some lopping was done to make the low water run easier for the unclean masses.  While floating along at a very, very leisurely pace I...
Week End Pictures

Week End Pictures

by | Jun 10, 2019 | Journal Entry

On Friday I paddled a short stretch of the river from Opdyke and Auburn to Auburn and Squirrel, I helped my friend Jerry remove blockages while some Chrysler employees picked up liter.  While at River Side Park at Auburn and Squirrel  I observed a Auburn Hills crew...
Sunday 05/21/19

Sunday 05/21/19

by | May 21, 2019 | Journal Entry

I paddle Sunday and got caught in the storm, I cut out two portage causing obstructions.   I got two bars and chains pinched in the last log, I roped them off, so I could come back and recover them the next day or find them if the tree broke on it’s own while I...