In Pine River, a 2022 project involving the city and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources replaced an aging dam with rock arch rapids, a series of boulders that stretch across the water in ...

Young people step from stone to stone across Norway Brook in Pine River, where a former dam was removed and replaced with rock arch rapids that allow freer flow of water. The rapids are a popular ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has been helping some communities replace old or outdated dams with a series of boulders that benefit fish and wildlife and pose less of a safety risk.

EVART, Mich. — The mighty Muskegon River is 219 miles long and runs throughout West Michigan. Despite its size, the river still depends in part on smaller waterways to feed into it — waterways like ...

Huron-Clinton Metroparks is considering what to do with a nearly century-old dam it owns on the Huron River in Flat Rock — including potentially removing it. But that's an option that has many in the ...

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly quoted comments from Nancy Smith of Nature Conservancy Colorado about the Windy Gap and Gross Reservoir projects. While she noted both are ...

Huron-Clinton Metroparks announced its willingness to sell the Flat Rock dam either to the city of Flat Rock or Huron Township for $5. Metroparks has been studying options on how to improve habitat ...