Protecting the Wild Heart of Saugatuck This grant supports scientific modeling and visual evidence needed to uphold prior state and federal decisions denying permits to a proposed private marina development that threatens critical dune systems, groundwater-fed wetlands, and Tribal cultural landscapes at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River. MI-EGLE and the US Army Corps of […]
Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance – $25,000 Read More »
Merging TEK and Green Infrastructure with Coastal Tribal Communities In this project, Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) and three Tribal communities in the Upper Peninsula—Keweenaw Bay, Bay Mills, and Hannahville—will design and install culturally informed green infrastructure that improves water quality and protects vulnerable coastal habitats. The project combines Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), youth conservation corps
Central Lake Superior Watershed Partners – $25,000 Read More »
Catalyzing Green Stormwater Infrastructure This grant supports the expansion of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) in three southeast Michigan communities—Ypsilanti, Belleville, and Van Buren Township—that have been identified as having the watershed’s highest flood vulnerability and greatest environmental justice concerns. In this project, HRWC will pair public listening sessions with the development of 2–3 site-specific GSI
Huron River Watershed Council – $25,000 Read More »
Volunteer Capacity Initiative: Laying the Groundwork for Lasting Impact This grant will support the Volunteer Capacity Initiative at the Keweenaw Land Trust. The project will transform KLT’s long tradition of volunteerism into a robust, well-supported program that trains and retains local stewards of the nearly 10 miles of Lake Superior shoreline that KLT protects. By
Keweenaw Land Trust – $25,000 Read More »
Educating and Advocating for Wetland Protections in Marquette County – Phase 2 This grant will support the second phase of a targeted program to strengthen wetland protections in Powell, Marquette, and Chocolay townships in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, along the shores of Lake Superior. In the first phase of the project, Citizens for a Safe and
Citizens for a Safe and Clean Lake Superior – $25,000 Read More »
Water Rangers Program Expansion: Supporting Rural and Native Communities in Michigan The Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) will use this grant for outreach to and engagement with residents of rural Michigan to combat pollution caused by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). CAFOs in Michigan have been shown to pollute the environment, threaten public health, destroy
Socially Responsible Agriculture Project – $25,058 Read More »
The Oxbow and Suwanee Lagoon Mycoremediation Demonstration Project With this grant, The Henry Ford (THF) and the Mushroom Conservatory (TMC) will work together to pilot a water quality restoration project grounded in “mycoremediation” – a developing field of environmental restoration that utilizes the biochemical properties of certain fungi to extract contaminants from water and sediment.
Edison Institute – $25,000 Read More »
Friends of the Muskegon River Conservation projects that preserve, protect, restore, and sustain the Muskegon River are most efficient, impactful, and economically sustainable when local communities and stakeholders are actively engaged. This grant will enable the Muskegon River Watershed Assembly to create up to four “Friends of the Muskegon River” groups to facilitate local community
Muskegon River Watershed Assembly – $25,000 Read More »
Protecting Local Water Quality Through Permanent Land Protection This grant will provide the final 5% needed to permanently protect 35 acres of critically important property in the Stony Creek region of the Huron River Watershed in southeast Michigan. The property is mostly wooded with extensive wetlands and 3,000 feet of frontage on a tributary to
Legacy Land Conservancy – $15,900 Read More »
Increasing Capacity of Northern Michigan Environmental Groups Northern Michigan (Northern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula) contains some of the state’s most pristine and sensitive water resources – cold water trout streams, untouched Great Lakes shorelines, and high-quality inland lakes. Because critical decisions that impact water are made at the local level, community engagement in
Freshwater Future – $25,000 Read More »
