Officials Work to Improve Boardman River Health – But Face Constraints
By Beth Milligan | Oct. 21, 2026
The Traverse City Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and City of TC are working on multiple fronts to improve the Lower Boardman River – including habitat and shoreline improvements, repairs to a deteriorating retaining wall, and public placemaking projects. However, one of the main challenges to the urban river’s health – its proximity to so many hard surfaces and buildings – is further constraining efforts because of restrictions on affecting the floodplain.
That was the takeaway from a Friday DDA meeting, where Senior Water Resources Engineer Janeen McDermott of GEI Consultants and river ecologist Brett Fessel of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians presented to board members. The …
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