A Healthy Urban River
7 March 2002 - 5:00am
The Rogue River is healthy and full of fish -- and stretches right through several urban areas.
"The cold current of the Rogue River sustains a robust brown trout population and attracts an exceptional fall salmon run. But what's even more spectacular about the Rogue, reports the Michigan Land Use Institute's Andy Guy, is its location.The stream stretches through residential neighborhoods, past industrial factories, and into sprawling Grand Rapids, all the way maintaining its exceptional water quality and lively fishery. The reason: west Michigan residents put Michigan's Natural River Act to the test nearly 30 years ago and enacted permanent safeguards that protect the Rogue's scenic and recreational value."
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Michigan Land Use Institute, March 6, 2002
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