City of Monroe

River Raisin Dam Remediation Project Reconnecting Waterways - Lake Erie to Dundee

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Websites:
-Grant Background: http://www.greatlakesrestoration.us/
-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Funding: http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/glri/
-U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: http://www.fws.gov/glri/
-U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/glri/index.html

River Raisin Background Websites:
-River Raisin History: http://www.historicmonroe.org/river/
-Watershed Management Plan: http://riverraisin.org/about/management_plan.html
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/wb-nps-rr-wmp1_303614_7.pdf
-River Raisin Area of Concerns, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/aoc/rvraisin.html
-U.S. Geographical Survey, Flow Gage: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=04176500
-Lake Erie Water Levels: http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/water/levels/levels-cur/eriewlc.html

Websites for Project Partners and Related Projects:
-Great Lakes Commission: http://www.glc.org/
-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, River Raisin Dredging - Monroe News aticle: http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101113/NEWS01/711139983
City of Monroe Engineering Department: http://www.ci.monroe.mi.us/Engineering_1.cfm
-Monroe Commission on the Environment: http://www.ci.monroe.mi.us/Volunteer_Environment.cfm
-Flowering Rush Eradication Days (FRED): http://web.mac.com/danstefanski/City_of_Monroe_COE/Welcome.html
-Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/detroitriver/
-Sterling State Park - Monroe, MI: http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=497&type=SPRK
-Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment: http://www.michigan.gov/deq
-DTE Energy: http://www.dteenergy.com/
-Monroe County Drain Commissioner:
http://www.co.monroe.mi.us/government/departments_offices/drain_commissioner/index.html
 -Monroe County Health Department: http://www.co.monroe.mi.us/government/departments_offices/public_health/index.html
-Monroe County Planning Commission: http://www.co.monroe.mi.us/government/departments_offices/planning_department_and_commission/index.html
-River Raisin Institute: http://www.rriearth.org/
-The River Raisin Watershed Council: http://riverraisin.webplus.net/index.html
-JFNew (Ann Arbor, MI): http://www.jfnew.com/
-URS (Southfield, MI): http://www.urscorp.com/
-Metco Services, Inc (Warren, MI): http://www.metcohds.com/
-Luther Aadland & Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/index.html
-Dietrich Bailey & Associates (Monroe, MI): http://www.dbapc.com/

References:
-Reconnecting Rivers by Luther Aadland & Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/streamhab/reconnecting_rivers.html
-Rock Ramp Guide by Department of the Interior:
http://www.usbr.gov/pmts/sediment/kb/SpanStructs/reports/Rock%20Ramp%20Design%20Guidelines_09-2007.pdf
-Lake Erie Hiker: http://www.blogsmonroe.com/expatriate/
-Historic Aerials: http://www.clas.wayne.edu/photos/ap_index.htm