Remediation and Restoration Projects for Rouge River AOC

The following table lists remediation and restoration projects in the Rouge River AOC.

Project Title	Project Description	Date Completed	Targeted BUI(s)
Bell Creek Park Wetlands	This project will result in the creation of wetlands in a floodplain lawn area of the park, reconnect separated wetlands and create/ restore 9.0 acres of habitat.	Ongoing	Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations Degradation of Benthos
Colonial & Venoy Restoration	This project will improve habitat in Colonial Park and Venoy Dorsey Park by creating 14.5 acres of habitats.	Ongoing	Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations Degradation of Benthos
Johnson Intercounty Drain Restoration	The result of this project will improve bank stabilization along the Drain using native trees, shrubs, and grasses, and provide shade for along 3.0 miles of channel and 6 acres upland.	Ongoing	Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations Degradation of Benthos
Lola Valley Park Wetlands	In the floodplain lawn area of the park the result of this project will restore/create 13 acres of habitat in the form of wet meadows and prairie.	Ongoing	Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations Degradation of Benthos
Lower Rouge River Habitat Restoration	This project will result in the removal of 10 existing log jams and problematic instream debris. It will also improve 80 acres of forest habitat.	Ongoing	Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations Degradation of Benthos
LTU Wetland Restoration	This project will result in the construction of 1-acre of wetlands and enhanced upland area to improve water flow to wetlands. The result of this project will be the construction of 1-acre of wetlands and enhanced upland area to improve water flow to wetlands.	Ongoing	Degradation of Aesthetics Degradation of Benthos Restrictions on Fish and Wildlife Consumption Restrictions on Dredging Activities Fish Tumors or Other Deformities
Nankin Lake Restoration	The result of this project will be the restoration of valuable spawning, nursery, and forage habitat.	Ongoing	Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations
Riverview Park Wetlands	This project will result in the restoration/creation of a total of 13 acres of native habitat in the form wet meadows, prairie and riparian habitat.	Ongoing	Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations
Rouge Concrete channel restoration	The result of this project will be the evaluation of habitat improvement opportunities along the 4 miles of the channelized cement portion of the Rouge River.	Ongoing	Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations
Seeley Creek Restoration	This project will result in the restoration of 5 acres of wetland and 1,600 lft of stream channel, and management of 5 acres for invasive species.	Ongoing	Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations
Sherwood Park Wetland	This project will result in the creation/restoration of a total of 7.0 acres of habitat.	Ongoing	Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations
Tamarack/Johnson Fish Hatchery Habitat Restoration Implementation	These projects restored 2,850 ft of creek and 3.2 acres of habitat	2022	Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations
Lower Rouge River – Old Channel Great Lakes Legacy Act project	This project involves installation 3,000 lft of seawall and removal of 70,000 CY of contaminated sediments.	Ongoing	Degradation of Aesthetics Degradation of Benthos Restrictions on Fish and Wildlife Consumption Restrictions on Dredging Activities Fish Tumors or Other Deformities
Rouge River - Main Stem Channel Great Lakes Legacy Act project	The result of this project will be further definition of the extent of sediment contamination in the Rouge – Main Stem and determine the amount of sediment that may require remediation as well as feasible and effective remedies for contamination.	Ongoing	Degradation of Aesthetics Degradation of Benthos Restrictions on Fish and Wildlife Consumption Restrictions on Dredging Activities Fish Tumors or Other Deformities
Henry Ford Estate Dam Fish Passage and Habitat Restoration	The result of this project will be the reconnection of 50 miles of the Rouge River and 107.5 additional miles of its tributaries to the Great Lakes system.	2023 (est)	Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations Degradation of Benthos
Rouge Oxbow Phase 3	This project resulted in the creation of the last hydraulic connection and habitat improvements needed to reconnect the Rouge River oxbow to the main flow of the river.	2020	Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations Degradation of Benthos

Remediation and Restoration Projects for Rouge River AOC

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