The $200M Plan to Restore Sanford, Wixom, and More | #79

About this episode

Logan Richetti interviews Kayla Stryker about the restoration of Midland's lakes following the dam failures in 2020.

In 2020, the dams failed — and everything changed overnight. This week on Talk Midland, Logan sits down with Kayla Stryker of the Four Lakes Task Force to walk through the full story behind Midland’s lake restoration — from devastation to rebuilding. Kayla shares what happened when the dams failed, how entire communities were impacted, and what it’s taken over the last several years to bring the lakes back. They dive into: The moment the dams failed and the aftermath Why the ...

People in this episode

Host: Logan Richetti

Guest: Kayla Stryker

Topics covered

• lake restoration
• community impact
• environmental recovery
• infrastructure failure
• rebuilding efforts

Keywords

• lake restoration
• Midland
• Four Lakes Task Force
• dam failure
• community rebuilding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Four Lakes Task Force

Places: Midland

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