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July 2008 Newsletter
Article 2 Title
And now what we have here is a filler article, with filler content. Read below for sampling of content from other articles, which is taken completely out of context, and with photos that don't match, so this may read as a bit of gibberish.
There have been large sediment and nutrient inputs into Kid's Creek caused by a domesticated buffalo herd that was allowed to roam freely through the creek from 1956 until recently, when the herd was moved. The area was used as agricultural land for pasture for the Oleson family buffalo herd, the largest herd east of the Mississippi River. These buffalo were allowed unlimited access to the creek, causing increased erosion and sedimentation to the stream along steep banks, lacking vegetation.
The property is now part of a planned unit development (PUD), executed by Garfield Township, and comprises 74.9 acres of land. Kid's creek and its associated wetlands and ponds occupy a 17.9-acre area (3,000 linear feet of stream.) As a part of the PUD approval process, these 17.9 acres have been included in a conservation easement held by the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, and the underlying ownership of the property has been transferred to Garfield Township. Additionally, as part of the PUD, the business owners on either side of Kid's Creek have pledged funds to assist in the restoration of Kid's Creek. The proposed work in this project will enhance and bolster restoration efforts in the area when combined with these pledged funds, thereby significantly reducing sedimentation to Kid's Creek while providing an opportunity for public education.
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