After many years of planning, a state-of-the-art scientific facility has broken ground in Traverse City, Michigan. FishPass is an experimental fish passage system that will replace the aging Union Street Dam with a barrier that has the ability to sort and selectively pass native fish while blocking harmful, invasive species like sea lamprey. Read the full story by Northern Express.
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