Grand Rapids
Audubon Club
Conservation Page
Please Note:
As an organization,
Grand Rapids Audubon
Club takes no official
position on many issues
presented on this page.
Our club encourages its
membership to look
closely are all sides of
these issues in order to
arrive at an informed
position.
GRAC Supports Conceptual Plans for the development of the Gilmore-Waterfront Park in East Grand Rapids
The East Grand Rapids Parks & Recreation Commission has completed an extensive process to determine future plans for the Gilmore-Waterfront Park area on the northwest shore of Reeds Lake. The 17+ acre property was acquired by the City of East Grand Rapids in 1992 with the help of a DNR grant. It contains mostly damaged, forested wetlands, hiking trails and a small fishing pier.
Many GRAC members currently use this area for birdwatching and hiking. Current plans for the area will include a small parking lot, hiking paths and boardwalks along the Reeds Lake shore line. All proposed improvements will provide easier access to the area.
GRAC has sent a letter to Fred S. Bunn, East Grand Rapids Director of Parks and Recreation, in support of the park development. A copy of the letter can be seen by clicking on the GRAC letter link left. Details on the Gilmore-Waterfront Park can be found in the East Grand Rapids Spring 2008 News & Views Newsletter. See link to the newsletter left.