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Dinosaur Fish: Full Film
The Saginaw Bay Sturgeon Restoration Program and its partners have been working since 2017 on a significant project to restore lake sturgeon in the Saginaw Bay system. This follows major partner investments in restoration projects, research, dam removal and education. A long-term effort to reintroduce this ancient fish to the region, whose numbers stand at less than 1% of its historic population, the project has seen great success rearing and releasing fingerlings into four
Meaghan Gass
Dec 16, 20251 min read


Dinosaur Fish: Film Premiere
What: Premiere of Dinosaur Fish film (23 minutes) with a Q/A panel When: 7-8pm on Friday, December 12, 2025 Where: Delta College Planetarium | 100 Center Avenue, Bay City, MI, United States, Michigan 48708 How: Event is free and open to the public The Saginaw Bay Sturgeon Restoration Program and its partners have been working since 2017 on a significant project to restore lake sturgeon in the Saginaw Bay system. This follows major partner investments in restoration projec
Meaghan Gass
Oct 31, 20251 min read


Celebrating Lake Sturgeon with Beer!
Clean water is important for many things. What is the number one ingredient in beer?! Water. But not just any water — it has to be clean, healthy water. Clean water is vital not only for Lake Sturgeon, but also for the communities, businesses, and traditions that depend on it. To celebrate the 2025 sturgeon release, local brewers across the Saginaw Bay Watershed have stepped up with commemorative beers, each specially named in honor of these ancient fish and the rivers they l
Meaghan Gass
Sep 8, 20251 min read
Next Sturgeon Release: September 20, 2025!
Community members and conservation partners are invited to help release young lake sturgeon into the Saginaw Bay watershed on September , 2025. Attendees at these no-cost riverside release events will reintroduce more than 100 native sturgeon into each tributary of the Saginaw River system (e.g., Cass, Flint, Shiawassee, and Tittabawassee rivers). The Lake Sturgeon release d in September come from lower Lake Huron near the upper St. Clair River. The U.S. Fish and Wildl
Meaghan Gass
Sep 1, 20252 min read


Riparian Rights: Special Beer Release to Celebrate Lake Sturgeon Reintroduction
Barrister Brewing and Friends of the Shiawassee River Celebrate Lake Sturgeon Reintroduction with Special Beer Release and Community...
gassmeag
Aug 14, 20251 min read


Next Sturgeon Release: August 25, 2025!
Community members and conservation partners are invited to help release young lake sturgeon into the Saginaw Bay watershed on August 22,...
Saginaw Bay Sturgeon
Aug 6, 20252 min read


Chippewa Nature Center's Adopted Sturgeon Released into Tittabawassee River
A resident of Chippewa Nature Center for almost a year, their adopted sturgeon was recently released into the Tittabawassee River as part...
Saginaw Bay Sturgeon
Jun 15, 20231 min read


Steve Griffin: Sturgeon's local comeback continues
https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Steve-Griffin-Sturgeon-s-local-comeback-continues-17436165.phpEfforts are underway to restore...
Saginaw Bay Sturgeon
Jun 15, 20231 min read


Next Release Event(s) August 19, 2022!
More sturgeon to be released into Saginaw Bay Watershed during public events on Aug. 19 Local, state, and federal partners invite the...
Saginaw Bay Sturgeon
Aug 11, 20222 min read


Acoustic Array To Track Sturgeon Movement
A new project using a sophisticated system of receivers across Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron will help guide researchers in their efforts to...
Saginaw Bay Sturgeon
Feb 17, 20221 min read


Milestone - 4,000 Sturgeon Released!
Program partners have announced an important new milestone in the effort to restore the Saginaw Bay region’s sturgeon population: Since...
Saginaw Bay Sturgeon
Oct 29, 20211 min read
Watch lake sturgeon swim off to their new homes on August 20!
Some lucky lake sturgeon will be getting a new life this weekend during three events in the Saginaw Bay watershed. Young lake sturgeon...
Saginaw Bay Sturgeon
Aug 19, 20211 min read


More lake sturgeon to be released into Saginaw Bay to restore population of threatened species
BAY CITY, MI - A project to restore the Saginaw Bay’s lake sturgeon population just received a financial boost. The Conservation Fund...
Saginaw Bay Sturgeon
Jun 14, 20211 min read


Saying Goodbye to Cass!
A great day along the Cass River in Frankenmuth on May 5 as Mrs. Liddle and her class at St. Lorenz Lutheran Church & School released...
Saginaw Bay Sturgeon
May 12, 20211 min read


First Sturgeon Available for Public View at Chippewa Nature Center!
Chippewa Nature Center hosts lake sturgeon Sturgeon eventually will be released into Tittabawassee River Victoria Ritter, vritter@mdn.net...
Saginaw Bay Sturgeon
Nov 24, 20202 min read


Lake sturgeon take center stage in Saginaw Bay - Michigan Sea Grant
The lake sturgeon is having a moment in Michigan. After humans nearly erased it from the Great Lakes, this fascinating fish species is on...
Saginaw Bay Sturgeon
Dec 9, 20192 min read


"Stewart the Sturgeon" Successfully Released
After spending a happy 8 months in Mrs. Liddle's classroom, Stewart the Sturgeon was successfully released into the Cass River at...
Saginaw Bay Sturgeon
Jul 10, 20191 min read


Is it one of ours?
The first juvenile sturgeon on record was caught in the Saginaw River in February. Is it one of our released sturgeon? Well, without a...
Saginaw Bay Sturgeon
Mar 12, 20191 min read


Sturgeon return to the Saginaw River
After more than 100 years, Lake Sturgeon call the Saginaw River their new home Blog coming soon!
Saginaw Bay Sturgeon
Mar 4, 20191 min read
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