Donnie Clark and his puppy Buddy stand in front of their restored wetland. The wetland was constructed in 2005 and this fall, due to heavy rains, the wetland filled to its maximum capacity. - FWS photo

Construction on the final eight wetland sites scheduled for FY2006 was completed October 5^th for the Alpena FRO Partners for Fish and Wildlife program. 

Six sites were located in Ogemaw County on the property of two different landowners, and two sites were in Montmorency County on a single landowner’s property.   In all, 14 acres of wetland were restored or enhanced.  Nine acres were located in open, fallow field, and five acres were restored to a wooded wetland. 

In addition to the October wetland construction, five landowner visits were conducted, and three wetland sites were surveyed for potential construction in 2007.  The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program restores/enhances wetlands for the benefit of migratory birds, shorebirds, reptiles, and amphibians.  Wetlands are shallow, with an average depth of approximately two feet.  The Alpena FRO restored 88 total acres of wetland on 23 sites in FY2006.