Why a helicopter is flying low over parts of Kalamazoo County

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — Residents in Texas, Oshtemo, Comstock and Ross townships may spot a low-flying helicopter in their area next week.

The city of Kalamazoo is studying underground aquifers in the area by towing a hexagonal antenna behind a helicopter 100 feet above the ground.

Signals bouncing to and from the antenna will give scientists a picture of the geology and water buried up to 900 feet below the surface, per a city press release…

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