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Friends of the Huron Mountains volunteers sought training on good and bad stream crossings

Sept 28, 2018 | Tammy |  L'Anse Sentinel WATERSHED CROSSINGS–Friends of the Huron Mountains volunteers sought training on good and bad stream crossings. They will work with Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Natural Resources and the Michigan DNR to catalog the thousands of stream crossings in Baraga County. This crossing was visited on Menge Creek Road during … Continue reading Friends of the Huron Mountains volunteers sought training on good and bad stream crossings

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Public hearing at the L’Anse Township Planning Commission

Today's public hearing at the L'Anse Township Planning Commission went very well --- civil, well-run, and comments were overwhelmingly against the Summit Lake project. Here are a couple pix-the large crowd, the Commission assembled, and a post-mortem at Skipper's with people from "both sides." We had an excellent conversation. It appears more and more likely … Continue reading Public hearing at the L’Anse Township Planning Commission

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Friends of the Huron Mountains files injunction to stop building permits in Baraga County

Friends of the Huron Mountains files injunction to stop building permits in Baraga County Aug 16, 2018 | Andrew LaCombe | uppermichiganssource.com L'ANSE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) - In Baraga County, the battle over a proposed wind turbine development in L'Anse Township is going to court. On Thursday, the Friends of the Huron Mountains asked a Baraga … Continue reading Friends of the Huron Mountains files injunction to stop building permits in Baraga County

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Windmill Controversy, – Word on the Street

Windmill Controversy   AUGUST 15, 2018 | BRIAN CABELL |  Word on the Street. Cabell Publishing CONTROVERSY BREWING IN L’Anse Township, our neighbors to the west. A windmill controversy. Renewable Energy Systems is proposing to install more than 50 turbines on land owned by Weyerhaeuser, one of the world’s largest owners of private timberlands. The L’Anse … Continue reading Windmill Controversy, – Word on the Street

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Friends of the Huron Mountains not in favor of wind turbine project in L’Anse

Friends of the Huron Mountains not in favor of wind turbine project in L'Anse Jul 25, 2018| Jerry Tudor |uppermichiganssource.com L'ANSE, Mich. (WLUC) - Opponents of a proposed wind turbine project in L'Anse held a town hall meeting Wednesday night. The plan would see 49 wind turbines built on a 120 acre parcel east of L'Anse. … Continue reading Friends of the Huron Mountains not in favor of wind turbine project in L’Anse

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Environmental Group Holding Public Meeting To Oppose Wind Project

Environmental Group Holding Public Meeting To Oppose Wind Project   July 2018 | Keweenaw Report| A public informational presentation is being held Wednesday to discuss opposition to the proposed Summit Lake Wind Project. The event will be held at the L’Anse American Legion at 6pm and is being presented by the Friends of the Huron … Continue reading Environmental Group Holding Public Meeting To Oppose Wind Project