City of Dearborn Heights partners with Cities Initiative to develop flood control and habitat restoration designs for the North Branch of Ecorse Creek

Dearborn Heights, Mich. – August 1, 2024 – The City of Dearborn Heights is collaborating with the Downriver Community Conference (DCC) and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative to develop designs for restoring an approximately one-mile stretch of the North Branch of Ecorse Creek (NBEC). The project will provide a model for designing flood control and ecosystem restoration plans for the full, 17-mile stretch of NBEC, which runs through seven communities before emptying into the Detroit River.

The restoration reach in Dearborn Heights will start east of Telegraph and conclude near P...