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A BIT ABOUT OUR
LAKE STURGEON |
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Lake Sturgeon (acipenser fulvescens)
are amazing creatures dating back to prehistoric times. Sturgeon
have a skeleton made partly of bone and partly of cartilage.
Their slender bodies are covered with rows of bony plates. Beneath
the projecting snout, there is a small, toothless mouth with
thick sucking lips. There are four barbels (whiskers) in front
of the mouth that are used to direct food. The body is well protected
by its plates. A single dorsal fin rises from it's back.
In early summer, lake sturgeons migrate toward the shores of
freshwater lakes for spawning purposes. |
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They seek out pebbly habitats
that have no mud in which to breed and spawn. (Evans 1994).
Spawning usually takes place at a depth of 5.4 to 6.0 meters.
The females lay a vast number of eggs, anywhere from 2 to 3 million
in one season, depending on their size and age.
After spawning, the eggs are left to develop on their own.
The parents will then return to the lake or river where they
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Kalamazoo River Sturgeon For
Tomorrow at New Richmond
3131 57th St.
Fennville, MI 49408
EMAIL: Midcoast@accn.org
Cal Taylor - Treasurer
Suzanne Dixon - Secretary
Tony Wolte - Vice President
Al Weener - President
First Mondays (sometimes second) of the Month, held at New Richmond
House, 3131 57th St. - Fennville, MI 49408 6:30 PM
Join Kalamazoo River Sturgeon for Tomorrow at New Richmond -
we need your help!
We need additional members
from our community to help support this
innovative and important project. Contributions of any amount
are gratefully
accepted or, consider becoming a member for $20.
We'll keep you up-to-date on the progress we're making, and with
the
latest developments of the mission.
KALAMAZOO RIVER
STURGEON FOR TOMORROW
Membership Application - Send us the following Information with
your Membership Dues - AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!
Name:_____________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________
City:__________________________________________________
Phone:___________________________ Date: _________________
Email Address:____________________________________
Your e-mail address helps us keep you up-to-date and will not
be shared.
Dues are renewable annually.
Basic Membership: $20. _______
Family: $30. _______
Student: $5. ________
Donation: ___________
MAIL TO:
Kalamazoo River Sturgeon for Tomorrow
3131 57th Street
Fennville, MI 49408
(Sturgeon for Tomorrow is
a 501c organization and your membership or
contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.
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UPCOMING EVENTS: |
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LIVE MUSIC by Al
Weener & the Thirstin Howlers (PLUS - CD release party!) |
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FEATURING:
- Special musical guests
- Door Prizes
- Food
- Beer
-Fun
-50/50 Cash Raffles |
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FUNDRAISER AND MUSIC PARTY! |
ROCK THE BOAT! (it's for the fishes!) SATURDAY AUG. 22ND, 1 til 4 PM
Sturgeon FUN(d)raiser
@ The Red Dock
PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT KAZOOSTURGEON.ORG
to re-establish healthy Lake Sturgeon habitat in our Kalamazoo
River
JUST BE THERE
- IT FOR THE FISHES!!! |
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We are planning to develop
a streamside rearing facility in the near future.
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Michigan Sea
Grant project enhances habitat for native lake sturgeon
Feb 12, 2007 ... With support from NOAA and other sponsors, Michigan
Sea Grant and partners are taking a ... For more information
about lake sturgeon, ...
www.oar.noaa.gov/spotlite/2007/spot_sturgeon.html
Sturgeon for
Tomorrow, Cheboygan County, Michigan
Welcome to the Black Lake, Michigan Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow,
website. A non-profit organization dedicated to the future of
lake sturgeon. ...
www.sturgeonfortomorrow.org/
Michigan Sea
Grant > Lake Sturgeon
Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) were once abundant throughout
the waters of the Great Lakes, especially in the rivers connecting
Lake Huron to Lake ...
www.miseagrant.umich.edu/sturgeon/background.html
Lake Sturgeon
Rehabilitation - WDNR
The lake sturgeon occurs in the Mississippi, Lake Michigan, and
Lake ... are to enhance the lake sturgeon population and life
history information needs, ...
dnr.wi.gov/fish/lakemich/LakeSturgeon.htm
Great Lakes
Lake Sturgeon Web - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Office Information: Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources Lake
Erie Management Unit 26000 West Eight Mile Road Southfield, MI
48034-5916. Lake Sturgeon ...
Show map of
33135 S River Rd, Mount Clemens, MI 48045
www.fws.gov/midwest/sturgeon/mdnr.htm
Dissertation
Title: Optimizing lake sturgeon restoration in the ...
Juvenile lake sturgeon were reared in their natal water at a
streamside hatchery and in a traditional state hatchery in southwestern
Michigan. ...
https://www.msu.edu/~crossm11/James_Crossman/Dissertation_Abstract.html |
