The Detroit News reports that the first two miles of the Lower Rouge River Trail in Canton Township will be constructed by Spring.  Here is an excerpt:

Canton Twp.: Trail under construction

Canton Township officials on Tuesday said they want residents to support, maintain and improve the $440,000 Lower Rouge River trail. A public meeting is set for 7 p.m. Dec. 12 in the Parkview Room of the Summit, 36000 Summit Parkway. The first, two-mile phase of the trail system, from Morton Taylor and Michigan Avenue to Sheldon, is expected to open in spring. The second phase which will continue east to Interstate 275 is expected to be constructed in the fall.

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Deb Price on the Detroit News blogs has an interesting fact about greenhouse gases in Michigan:

Between 1990 and 2003, Michigan’s greenhouse gas emissions grew by 1 percent, according to the World Resources Institute. “This growth rate was significantly slower relative to both the region (15 percent growth rate) and the nation (16 percent growth rate) during this period, and was the slowest among all eight Midwest states,” the report says.

http://info.detnews.com/redesign/blogs/dcblog/index.cfm?blogid=333

Suttons Bay, in NW MI, is planning to purchase 120 acres for a new township park, according to the Leelanau Enterprise:

http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2007/11/28/s-b-park-plan-moves-ahead/

The Leelanau Enterprise also has a great little article about the history and difficulty of logging on South Fox Island in Lake Michigan:

http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2007/11/28/s-fox-logging-had-unique-flavor/

The Detroit News has more info. about the Dec. 5 meeting concerning renovation of the I-275 Bikeway:

Countywide:Input on bike trail wanted

Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance will hold an open house for public input on the renovation of the I-275 Bikeway Trail at 7 p.m. Dec. 5. The trail is a 40-mile, eight-foot pathway that runs along the I-275 freeway in Oakland, Wayne and Monroe counties. There will be a 20-minute presentation on plans by Michigan Department of Transportation. The meeting is at the REI Store, 17559 Haggerty in Northville.

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A new monument has been erected in Ionia in honor of Alonzo Woodruff, one of only 103 Medal of Honor winners from Michigan, according to the Greenville Daily News and the Ionia Sentinel Standard:

http://www.thedailynews.cc/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=17428

http://sentinel-standard.com/articles/2007/11/28/news/01news.txt

The Ann Arbor News has an interesting article about the Argo Park Dam.  Drains in the dam complex need to be cleaned at a cost of $600,000.  This might also require the removal of some vegetation in a quite natural area along the Huron River.  Another option being studied is complete removal of the dam:

http://tinyurl.com/yok2xm

The Monroe Evening News has a short article describing several Monroe County communities that are awaiting word on MI DNR Trust Fund grants for a variety of parks projects:

http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071128/NEWS01/111280061/-1/RSSNEWS

The Flint Journal has an interesting story about feral pigs/wild boars in Michigan.  Here’s the interesting paragraph:

“One of the more difficult problems we’re having in Wayne and Monroe counties is we’re seeing them in the Metroparks and outlying suburbs,” state DNR wildlife biologist Kristine Brown told The Flint Journal for a story today. “They’re actually inside of city limits where they can’t be shot by hunters.”

http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071128/NEWS01/311280016/1002/rss

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