I think it is safe to say we all know at least one person who lost a dock, or part of one, in the recent flooding. One foundation board member counted 21 docks out of place on the North Branch between Kelloggs Bridge and Red Dog. As everyone contemplates rebuilding it is a good time to review the rules in place. Gary Neumann sent us a note with the following reminders: In all rivers and streams in the township no more than one dock per parcel is allowed. The dock can be no

Galerucella!! That word means little to most of us unless one is a botanist or entomologist. However, you will be seeing thousands of these little critters on the river this summer if you look closely at Purple Loosestrife plants (PLS). I have been reporting about your Foundation's work to control PLS for the last 5 years. That work has involved over a dozen volunteers and Huron Pines staff spending 2 days a year in a blitz to snip, pull, and kill as many plants as possible o

On March 13, 2025, Anglers of the Au Sable sued both the United States Air Force and the National Guard Bureau challenging the decision of the National Guard Bureau to rely on a mere Environmental Assessment (EA) which concluded that the proposed massive expansion of vertical and horizontal airspace for low-altitude training by military aircraft over the eastern half of Michigan’s lower peninsula would have no significant impact. ​ This proposed expansion would allow the Nat

By Steve Johnson I arrived in Lovells in the spring of 1946 being hauled by my mother, father, grandmother and grandfather on the...

At the Foundation's Social, we announced and presented a new honor we call the: "Bankhead/Schrieber River Guardian". We created it to...

Our Riverkeeper program is our eyes on our River. It is an organized team of volunteers who watch over their assigned stretch for...

For more than a month, members of our Foundation have been attending DNR and Michigan National Guard presentations and gathering...

Between last Summer’s very hot summer and this Spring’s unusual Opening Week warmth; anglers are becoming more aware of the impact of...

by Tom Wessels Editor’s Note: This article is based on an analysis of the USGS report on contamination from organic chemicals which was...

by Terry Lyons Recently at the Au Sable North Branch Area Foundation (ASNBAF) annual meeting I reported on the Anglers of the Au Sable...