{
  "projectDescription": "The Muskegon Lake Bear Creek Hydrologic Reconnection and Wetland Restoration Project restored a 36.4 acre degraded wetland that was diked and disconnected from Muskegon Lake AOC surface waters in the 1930s to enable conversion to a celery farm. The site, which contains two separate ponds, was no longer farmed yet remained disconnected from Bear Creek and Bear Lake, resulting in the loss of significant natural resource ecological values and functions.  The Bear Creek Hydrologic Reconnection and Wetland Restoration project reconnected the two sites to Bear Creek and Bear Lake to restore fish and wildlife habitat and improve the nutrient functions of this former floodplain wetland.  Reconnection of the wetland system has improved habitat, water quality and fish and wildlife passage between open water, nesting and foraging areas. The implementation of this project resulted in the reconnection of 36.4 acres of floodplain habitat, restoration of 36.4 acres of emergent and open water wetlands and 2,015 ft. of softened stream bank.  Integral to this project was the removal of phosphorus-laden sediments from the ponds, removing dikes and associated fill, managing invasive plants to restore wetlands, install woody structure, grade and enhance habitat along the shoreline.",
  "program": "Great Lakes",
  "name": "Muskegon Lake Wetland Restoration Project - Bear Creek",
  "id": "4469",
  "state": "Michigan",
  "state_abbr": "MI",
  "region": "GLR - Great Lakes",
  "constructionStartDate": "2016-04-30 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Programmatic EA for CRP",
  "fedLeverage": "0",
  "nonFedLeverage": "0",
  "accompReportStatus": "Completed",
  "accompReportDate": "2019-07-30 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "Y",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Completed",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "43.26719",
      "longitude": "-86.2611",
      "county": "Muskegon County",
      "city": "Muskegon",
      "congDistrict": "2",
      "riverBasin": "Bear Creek",
      "huc": "40601021003"
    }
  ],
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "freshwater wetland",
      "fiscalYear": "2018",
      "actAcresCreateCnt": "36.4"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "flavescens",
      "genus": "Perca",
      "commonName": "Perch, yellow",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "lucious",
      "genus": "Esox",
      "commonName": "Pike, Northern",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "partners": [
    {
      "name": "Great Lakes Commission"
    },
    {
      "name": "West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Fish Passage"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hydrologic Restoration",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "239819",
      "name": "239819_Bear Crk fish relocation.JPG",
      "webpageNumber": "3",
      "caption": "Fish relocation after drawdown of East pond.",
      "credit": "NOAA Fisheries",
      "date": "5/9/2016",
      "imageType": "After Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "239814",
      "name": "239814_Bear Crk pond dewatered.JPG",
      "webpageNumber": "4",
      "caption": "East pond after drawdown.",
      "credit": "NOAA fisheries",
      "date": "11/14/2016",
      "imageType": "Before Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "239815",
      "name": "239815_Bear Crk project west pond restoration underway.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "6",
      "caption": "West pond restoration with habitat structures in place and excavation is almost complete.",
      "credit": "NOAA Fisheries",
      "date": "11/14/2016",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "Y"
    },
    {
      "id": "239816",
      "name": "239816_Fish identification for relocation in East pond Bear Crk.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "5",
      "caption": "Fish identification prior to relocating them into Bear Creek.",
      "credit": "GEI Consultants",
      "date": "5/9/2016",
      "imageType": "Before Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "239817",
      "name": "239817_Witham Road Drone West toward Bear Lake July 2015.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "2",
      "caption": "Former celery fields, now ponds, being restored adjacent to Bear Creek.",
      "credit": "GEI Consultants",
      "date": "7/13/2015",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "239818",
      "name": "239818_Witham Road Drone East West Centered View July 2015.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "caption": "Former celery fields being restored adjacent to Bear Creek.",
      "credit": "GEI Consultants",
      "date": "7/13/2015",
      "imageType": "Before Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Planting"
    },
    {
      "name": "Large woody debris/structure placement"
    },
    {
      "name": "Fill removal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Berm/dike removal"
    }
  ],
  "monitoring": [
    {
      "fishCommEnhanceFlag": "N",
      "fishOprMaintCostsFlag": "N",
      "fishPublicSafetyFlag": "N",
      "monitorResultId": "53D042D0-1402-F111-8407-001DD803D745",
      "tier1Agreement": "Y",
      "tier1CompleteDt": "2020-03-30 00:00:00.0",
      "tier1CompleteFlag": "Y",
      "tier1Flag": "Y",
      "tier2Flag": "N",
      "monitorConductFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "accomplishments": [
    {
      "description": "Muskegon Lake AOC",
      "name": "Contributed to delisting of AOC (what AOC?)",
      "category": "Great Lakes"
    },
    {
      "description": "The Bear Creek Project is listed as a restoration project in the Implementation Plan.",
      "name": "Action in habitat blueprint (describe, what area?)",
      "category": "NOAA Priorities"
    },
    {
      "description": "Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat; Fish and Wildlife Populations;",
      "name": "Reduced beneficial use impairment (describe)",
      "category": "Great Lakes"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "Great Lakes Restoration Initiative",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2015",
      "noaaContribution": "7,960,112.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "sourceProgram": "GLRI - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative",
      "partner": {
        "name": "Great Lakes Commission"
      }
    }
  ]
}