Chapter Newsletter & Updates (see below)
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News Updates
Buy Your Groceries, Save A Trout Stream*
The Kroger Rewards Program has been very lucrative for Michigan TU. Since its inception the program has raised several thousand dollars for Michigan TU. The process of signing up is easy and the benefits are great. Everyone shops for groceries, those that can choose to shop at Kroger’s have the added benefit of knowing that a portion of your purchases go directly to coldwater conservation.
All participants, including members who have already signed up must sign up for the program in order to earn funds for your group during 2010.
Even if you have members who sign up for Kroger Community Rewards in February or March—which will earn your organization funds as part of the 05/01/2009 to 04/30/2010 program—they must sign up again in April to continue earning rewards during the coming year 05/01/2010 to 04/30/2011.
It’s easy for your members to enroll or re-enroll in Kroger Community Rewards. They can visit www.krogercommunityrewards.com, click on “Michigan” and click on “Enroll” or “Re-enroll” All participants must have a valid online account at Kroger.com and must sign up online to participate. Organization members can no longer scan their group’s barcode at the registers or service desk.
Step by step instructions:
Go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com
Click Michigan
Click “Re-enroll” if you were registered in the program last year.
- Put in your e-mail
- Put in your password -(If you forgot the password you set up please go thru the “Forgot you password”)
- Find your organization by typing in your organization’s NPO number
- Click the “Select Your Organization”
- Click the” Save Changes”
--or--
Click “Enroll” If you have never been a part of Kroger Community Rewards.com, Kroger.com or registered with the scan bar method last year.
- “Sign up today” (to the right)
- Enter your zip code and click “Search”
- Click on the arrow to display the list of stores in your zip code and highlight your preferred store
- Enter in your email and password
- Click “Next”
- Key in you Kroger Plus Card Number (If it says that this card has already been used, please call the number on the back of your card)
- Enter the security code (from the box above it)
- Enter in your contact information.
- Click on “next”
- Verify that your account information is correct. Check box for agreement of the terms and conditions and click “complete information”
- Kroger will send an email that you entered earlier in the process. (this can take up to 10 minutes)
- Open the email that Kroger sent. Read the email and either click on the link within the email or copy and paste it into your browser.
- Sign in: click on the “Click here “button and then type in your email and password.
- Under Kroger Community Rewards Section at right, click “Edit Kroger Community Rewards Information.”
- Find your organization by typing in your organization’s NPO number
- Click on the organization name that you want. Please make sure that you click on the circle to the left of your organization so that it becomes highlighted.
- Click on “Save Changes”
- Scroll over the page and make sure all information is accurate
You are now “registered”
Michigan Trout
You can opt out of receiving "Michigan Trout" as a hard copy. Instead, you'll get an e-mail notification of the newsletter's posting on our website, http://www.michigantu.org/ , with a direct link to the newsletter, the day of its posting. You won't have to wait anxiously by your mailbox anymore. The online version will be in color, and you can forward the notification to non-members, too. The rationale for this move? Green. Both environmental and financial. Every paper subscription costs MITU about $4 per member annually in printing and mailing costs. We have about 7000 TU members in the state. Just think about the money we could save, and devote to cold-water conservation. We need your help! If you are so inclined, please follow this link and Opt-Out of receiving a paper copy of "Michigan Trout."
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We'll try to keep you updated on items of general interest such as DNR rules, conservation issues, etc.
April 7,2010
Judge Signs Interim Order in Settlement With Golden Lotus Over 2008 Dam Release
Honorable Dennis F. Murphy of the Otsego County Circuit Court today signed an
interim order in which Golden Lotus, Inc. agreed to remove a private dam on the
Pigeon River that it owns and maintains on its Song of the Morning Ranch
property in Otsego County. The agreement is in response to a release of water
and sediment from the dam in June 2008, which resulted in environmental damage
on the Pigeon River. Golden Lotus also agreed to pay $150,000 as mitigation for
alleged damages and DNRE investigation costs.
Removal of the private dam is contingent on the absence of any contaminated
sediments. Golden Lotus has 30 days to submit a conceptual plan for removal of
the dam to the State Technical Review Team, established by the Department of
Natural Resources and Environment. The plan will outline dam removal, sediment
testing and management, and restoration of the formerly impounded area to a
stable stream channel.
The plan will also describe a replacement for a bridge that Golden Lotus will
continue to use, per the agreement reached with the state today.
The order further stipulates that the Michigan Chapter of Trout Unlimited and
the State Technical Review Team will assist Golden Lotus and its experts in
connection with identifying data, testing and documentation requirements, and
with the development of a comprehensive and reasonable dam removal plan.
The order also directs the DNRE and Trout Unlimited to assist Golden Lotus in
identifying grants and other funding sources to help pay for the activities and
construction outlined in the order.
"I want to thank the Michigan Chapter of Trout Unlimited for being a strong
partner in this situation and for stepping forward to help Golden Lotus with a
dam removal plan." said DNRE Director Rebecca Humphries.
This settlement is an example of what can be accomplished when the parties are
willing to work together towards the common goal of the protection and
preservation of the natural resources of this state.
The DNRE is committed to conserve, manage, protect, and promote accessible use
and enjoyment of the state's environmental, natural resource, and related
economic interests for current and future generations.