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The newly excavated settling basin is held in a precision-graded bowl of earth and rock.
Thousands of canvasback, black ducks and other waterfowl are attracted to the wild celery beds of the Detroit River, plus the shallows of the Trenton Channel are prime feeding grounds for waterfowl. “We have a driving tour of 27 locations of world-class birding experiences in a 45-minute drive,” said Hartig. About 40 species of fish use Humbug Marsh as a spawning and nursery ground. The marsh is also one of the few homes for the threatened fox snake, the rare Cup plant and threatened species of dragonflies. This Noah’s Ark for birds, fish and waterfowl is all within a short drive of nearly 7 million people in the Detroit-Windsor metropolitan area. The 5,700-acre Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge - the first International Wildlife Refuge in North America – heralds Humbug Marsh as its centerpiece, but includes islands, coastal wetlands, marshes, shoals, and waterfront lands along 48 miles of lower Detroit River and western Lake Erie shoreline. The Refuge Gateway will draw attention to the natural wonders of the entire Refuge and this rare marsh. In 2009 and 2010, Phase I saw the creation of wetland, upland prairie and
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