DETROIT (AP) — Federal officials are taking public feedback on a study of how a new visitor center at the Detroit International Wildlife Refuge would affect the environment.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes building the 12,000-square-foot center at the refuge gateway in Trenton. It’s also considering an alternative site in the nearby Humbug Marsh.
The center could include a lobby, information desk, exhibits and wildlife viewing areas. It would have energy-efficient systems such as passive solar heating and natural lighting.
Officials say the environmental study analyzed the potential ecological effects of both alternatives, as well as keeping the refuge’s administrative office in Grosse Ile.
Public comment on the analysis will be accepted through Sept. 7.
The 5,700-acre refuge runs along 48 miles of the lower Detroit River and western Lake Erie.
