Friends of the Boyne River

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This website is dedicated to the communities that reside within the Boyne River watershed and to the many visitors that come here for recreation. We hope that everyone will find it to be informative and educational. It will help us to understand how the natural environment enriches the quality of life for everyone that passes this way. Each one of us plays a role in the conservation of these values.

Please visit the site often. We will be adding new material and up-dating on a regular basis.

Winter comes to the valley of the North Branch. The view is looking east toward Thunder Mountain. The high ridges on the horizon define the terminal moraine of the Port Huron Glaciation about 13,000 years ago. Nearly all of the land in Charlevoix County has been shaped in some way by glaciers. For more information click on Natural History > Geology > Land Forms.

Friends of the Boyne River Activities

The activities of the Friends of the Boyne River over the last 12 months can be viewed in our Newsletters presented here in full color. (Click here to view)

Significant Issues

Charlevoix County now has a prescription drug disposal program
The citizens of Charlevoix County can now call the Sheriff's Office at
231-547-4461 to make an appointment to dispose of obsolete prescription drugs. Manny of the drugs are dangerous and in the wrong hands could lead to substance abuse. The drugs should not be flushed down the toilet! The Waste Water Treatment Plant is unable to remove them from the effluent so drugs that are flushed down the toilet pass right through into Lake Charlevoix. We want to thank Liaison Officer, William Schneider, and Detective, Charles Vondra for their efforts to improve both public safety and the environment.

The Waste Disposal Injection Well at Alba is opposed by both Antrim and Charlevoix Counties and by many environmental groups and individuals across Northwestern Michigan. The Friends of the Boyne River support the Friends of the Jordan River in this effort. (For more information click here)

Calendar 2009 (2nd Quarter)

April

May

June

April 8, 7:00 PM General Membership Meeting Boyne City Library Presentation: Jory Jones, DNR Steelhead Specialist at the Charlevoix Fisheries will tell about Great Lakes Steelhead research, the spring run, the summer run, and then she will have some information and photos of Lake Trout.	May13, 7:00 PM General Membership Meeting Boyne City Library Presentation: Cheri Leach will talk about what Raven Hill does to help the environment. She will also talk about the animals they have.	June 13, 11:00 AM Field Trip Hike to the spot where the North Branch and the South Branch converge. We will car pool from the Maltby's at 11:30 AM sharp. When we return we will have a hot dog roast at the Maltby's. Bring a dish to Pass. *(See the bulletin for a map)*
April 22, 6:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting Boyne City Library (All Members Welcome)	May27, 6:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting Boyne City Library (All Members Welcome)	June 24, 6:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting Boyne City Library (All Members Welcome)

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