Elberta Parks & Recreation Commission

08/17/2017

New research suggests that a rise in tick-borne diseases could be linked to a shortage of mouse predators like foxes and martens.

08/17/2017

The cerulean warbler is in desperate trouble, but work with private landowners to restore forests is showing encouraging results.

08/10/2017

Here are the final, approved minutes from our June meeting.

08/10/2017

$26 collected today at the launch donation box! Thanks everybody! Come to the Farmers Market till 12:30 today!

08/08/2017

The topic of this special meeting is Elberta Beach and issues related to safety and environmental preservation.

07/14/2017

Excellent

Betsie Valley Trail workday tomorrow 9/12. Meet in Frankfort where the Trail crosses 10th Street - behind Port City Smokehouse at 10:00. Bring gloves and loppers, saws or rake. Plan to be done by noon.

07/10/2017

Three species, 450 tons of rocks, and one chance for a comeback. Watch our award-winning video to learn how The Nature Conservancy and its partners are working to restore spawning habitat for Great Lakes fish.

05/28/2017

Please keep your pets on leash when visiting our parks in sensitive habitat areas.

A couple of days ago the piping plover monitors found one of our important breeding adult female plovers dead--it was apparently killed by a dog that was off leash. While no one saw the incident, there were dog tracks in the area that indicated a chase had ensued, there were pounce marks and then the torn carcass remained, all indicators of domestic dog attack.

This is why it is so important to keep dogs on leashes and out of our piping plover nesting areas (all areas are signed/marked closed to dogs).There are only 75 adult nesting pairs in the Great Lakes population of the endangered piping plover, and so far this season half of these birds are nesting within the National Lakeshore. Losing a female breeding bird is all the more heartbreaking. The nest was due to hatch in 7 days. We've collected the eggs and transported them to a facility that will incubate them--hopefully some of those eggs will hatch and the chicks will fledge.

05/19/2017

He’s had a long life and dozens of chicks. But most importantly, he’s a symbol of prosperity for a rebounding species and region.

05/18/2017

Now, wouldn't this be a great place to practice stand-up paddleboarding?

05/18/2017

Hey, thanks! Your donation goes toward our launch improvement initiative!

05/06/2017

Kyle Anderson of Rapid City, MI caught this 50-pound 8-ounce Great Lakes muskie while fishing in Torch Lake, near Traverse City.