Activity has increased along 26th St. at the site of the Trowbridge Dam. The boat launch on the Kalamazoo River at the Dam is now officially closed until 2027. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that cleanup of contaminated sediment and riverbank soil along a 2.4-mile section river upstream of the Trowbridge Dam has begun. Anyone on the Kalamazoo River should exit at the Pine Creek or the Fox Mountain/Bittersweet public access sites.