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Conservation district, township and residents update commission on vernal pools, tree sale, Elsie Dam design and invasive species work
Summary
Public commenters told the commission the Clinton Conservation District annual meeting on vernal pools is March 17, a spring tree sale will open for orders next week, a Clean Boats Clean Water grant was submitted and CISMA is working on invasive species signage; Duplain Township reported Elsie Dam design is about 90% complete and will meet USFWL regarding mussels.
Public comment during the Feb. 6 meeting included multiple community updates. Kurt Wolf of the Clinton Conservation District said the CCD annual meeting is scheduled for March 17, 2026 with a focus on vernal pools, that the CCD spring tree sale will open for orders next week, and that the CCD submitted a Clean Boats Clean Water grant and is coordinating with CISMA on invasive-species signage along the Looking Glass River.
Dawn Levey, representing Duplain Township, reported that the Elsie Dam design is about 90% complete and that the township will meet with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service next week to plan mussel-related work; Levey said the township seeks to improve Friendship Park while maintaining its character as a historic passive park. Trish Martens added that Riley Township residents had questions about how an accessible hunt would be managed at Clinton Trails County Park. These remarks were provided as public comment; no formal action was taken on these reports at the Feb. 6 meeting.
