Restoring the Crystal River - and Removing a Culvert Calamity

This short documentary film is about several big problems that overlap, literally. This film is also about governmental and nonprofit organizations working together to turn problems into opportunities.
Just outside of Glen Arbor, Michigan a well-traveled section of County Road 665 is imperiled as it crosses three sets of undersized culverts slowly crumbling into the Crystal River. That’s a multi-million-dollar problem for the Leelanau County Road Commission.
The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and the Conservation Resource Alliance (CRA) have been working with the Road Commission and other organizations to identify culvert replacement options that restore a more natural flow to the Crystal River. As shown in this film, all three culvert systems are undersized, restricting stream flows and creating a barrier to fish, wildlife and human paddlers trying to enjoy the stream.
For more information on the ecosystem restoration, bridge design, funding, and other partnering organizations, please watch the film.
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