We are coming up on Au Sable Cleanup, Sept. 7. Learn all about it in the August 2024 Flow.

May 2024 Flow is out. Read about the past president Joe Hemming’s contributions to making the river a better place, along with updates on the Guard expansion and didymo.

Anglers has filed an appeal of the National Guard’s finding of “No Significant Impact” from plans to greatly increase air traffic at lower levels in the Au Sable Valley. We believe the increase in traffic will cause environmental damage and undermine the area’s special appeal to anglers and outdoor lovers of all kind. Read the appeal for more.

The March Flow is available. Read about the upcoming reconnect of the East Branch to bypass the hatchery, some info on North Branch fish numbers and an update on our battle with the National Guard over new air traffic in the valley.

Catch up on the latest news on the Camp Grayling expansion, habitat work on the Au Sable and more in the December Au Sable Flow.

We have a new president: Josh Greenberg of Gates Lodge was elected at the September board meeting, taking over from Joe Hemming who has led Anglers through some tough issues in recent years. Read all about it in the September Au Sable Flow.

The August Flow is out, and it features articles on our lawsuit against the DNR for not answering our Freedom of Information questions regarding the Camp Grayling expansion, ongoing habitat improvement activities and more. Read it here.

Anglers has sent a letter detailing our concerns about the state’s proposed compromise to the National Guard’s expansion of Camp Grayling. Read it here.

The May Flow has more on Anglers’ positions on the plans by the National Guard to use additional state land and air space for their training.

Anglers has issued a strong statement opposing any compromise in the National Guard’s current request to take 250 square miles of public land for its purposes. Read it here.

The February Flow reminds everyone that Feb. 8 is the last day to comment on the National Guard’s request to take public lands for its purposes. And we have a link to a great video featuring local leaders and families expressing why they are opposed to the plan to double Camp Grayling from 230 square miles to 480 square miles.

Major news regarding the plan to increase the number of low level flights in the Au Sable basin. Get an overview in a special Flow. Then dig in deeper with Anglers’ detailed rebuttal, our comment strongly opposing the military’s Environmental Assessment that said these flights would have no impact. And a list of unanswered questions here.

The January 2023 Au Sable Flow is out. Updated on the Guard expansion and potential dam removal matters.

The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy Gaylord office has written the DNR saying the National Guard should not be allowed to expand Camp Grayling because it has ignored its massive PFAS pollution there. Read the letter here. And read how the Guard has dragged its feet in addressing the contamination here.

The Michigan Hydro Relicensing Coalition (Anglers, TU, MUCC and more) have issued their position on Consumers Energy’s dams on Michigan rivers, including the Au Sable. Bottom line: “the Coalition remains an advocate for the license surrender – decommission – dam removal option wherever possible.” Read the full report.

Now the National Guard is saying it wants to do more low-level flights around Camp Grayling. That means more loud flights over the river and its headwaters, with craft flying as low as 500 feet. More in the November 2022 Flow.

Anglers has signed onto a detailed document that explains in depth why the expansion of Camp Grayling is opposed by local governments in the Crawford/Roscommon/Kalkaska area and the major environmental groups in the state from the Michigan United Conservation Clubs to Trout Unlimited and many more. Why we oppose Camp Grayling expansion.

Consumers Energy is asking for input into operation of its dams across the state, including the five on the Au Sable. Click on our handy info sheet to learn more about each. Au Sable River Dams – Info Sheet

More on the Camp Grayling expansion, Anglers says NO to felt wader soles, learn more about the discussions regarding Au Sable dams and get ready for the upcoming 35th Anniversary Celebration…all in the October 2022 Flow.

Anglers President Joe Hemming speaks out about the Camp Grayling expansion on MUCC’s Michigan Out of Doors show.

Read more on our emphatic “No” to the Camp Grayling expansion, September’s River Cleanup and October’s 35th Anniversary Celebration in the September 2022 Flow.

Anglers has officially written DNR Director Dan Eichinger notifying him of our opposition to the proposal to double the footprint of Camp Grayling. Here is the Anglers letter opposing Guard expansion.