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THE DETROIT RIVER INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Transformation of an Industrial Brownfield for Michigan’s only Ramsar Wetland of International Importance JOHN HARTIG, US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
ALLISON KRUEGER, US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
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THE REFUGE GATEWAY
HUMBUG MARSH
DETROIT RIVER INTERNATIONAL WILDIFE REFUGE
ORGANIZATION
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1990S? :: Humbug Marsh and the Refuge Gateway
HUMBUG MARSH
HUMBUG ISLAND
TRENTON CHANNEL
DETROIT RIVER GROSSE ILE
CANADA
REFUGE GATEWAY
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HUMBUG MARSH:
A RAMSAR WETLAND OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE
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51 SPECIES OF FISH 15 SPECIES OF BIRDS 17 SPECIES OF RAPTORS 25 SPECIES OF AMPHIBIAN & REPTILE 37 SPECIES OF DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES
HUMBUG MARSH: HIGH BIODIVERSITY & RARE HABITATS
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REFUGE GATEWAY: 1980’s
Trenton Chemical Facility was utilized for industrial operations involving manufactured
brake pad adhesives and asbestos brake pads for automobiles; and blended oils, paints,
sealers, powdered metal materials, and phenolic brake pistons.
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REFUGE GATEWAY & HUMBUG MARSH MASTER PLAN: HAMILTON ANDERSON & ASSOCIATES
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REFUGE GATEWAY MASTER PLAN: HAMILTON ANDERSON & ASSOCIATES
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REFUGE GATEWAY MASTER PLAN: NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES
OAK BARRENS/OPENING SHRUB/SCRUB HILLSIDE PRAIRIE/ DRY MESIC PRAIRIE
EMERGENT WETLANDS
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REFUGE GATEWAY MASTER PLAN: HAMILTON ANDERSON & ASSOCIATES
Monguagon Daylighting Project
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Monguagon Daylighting Project
BEFORE SUMMER 2009 DURING
AFTER CONSTRUCTION SUMMER 2011
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MONGUAGON DAYLIGHTING: HAMILTON ANDERSON
ACCEPTING WATER: 2010
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EMERGENT VEGETATION: 2012
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REFUGE GATEWAY MASTER PLAN: HAMILTON ANDERSON & ASSOCIATES
SHORELINE RESTORATION PROJECT
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SHORELINE RESTORATION PROJECT 2009: Pre-construction
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SHORELINE RESTORATION PROJECT February-March 2011: Construction begins
Excavating fill for riparian habitat restoration
Restoring emergent wetlands
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SHORELINE RESTORATION PROJECT Design - Emergent Wetland Basin → Floodplain Forest
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Summer 2011
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Summer 2012
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SHORELINE RESTORATION PROJECT
One of the best views of the Detroit River!
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REFUGE GATEWAY MASTER PLAN: HAMILTON ANDERSON & ASSOCIATES
What’s next? – Cap Completion and Revegetation
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EARTHWORKS: TO COMPLETE CAPS AND BUILD HABITAT
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EARTHWORKS LEAD TO PLANTING!!!! THE STRAIT LINES ARE WHERE A NO-TILL DRILL SEEDER HAS PLANTED NATIVE SEED (6.2012)
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EARTHWORKS LEAD TO PLANTING!!!! ITS TAKEN A BIT- BUT THE SEED HAS SPROUTED AND THE SITE IS GREENING (7.2012)
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BIG TREE PLANTING. OVER 300 TREES PLANTED IN 2012 THROUGH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS
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REFUGE GATEWAY MASTER PLAN: HAMILTON ANDERSON & ASSOCIATES
What’s next?
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BOAT DOCK AND FISHING PIER Hoping to start in the next two years…..
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DETROIT RIVER INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE