The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced more than $1.5 million in grants to local communities and organizations through the USDA Forest Service Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). More than $3.7 million was awarded to seven Great Lakes states, with Michigan receiving the highest amount.
These projects are submitted by the state forester, who works closely with each organization and local unit of government to ensure that projects proposed are beneficial to the state of Michigan and fit the guidelines for the program.
“The health of Michigan’s forests depends on these types of programs and funding,” said Lynne Boyd, chief of the DNR’s Forest Management Division. “We are excited, once again, to help make Michigan a leader in the Great Lakes region on reforestation and redevelopment.”
The GLRI Action Plan calls for aggressive efforts to address the following five urgent priority focus areas: 1) Cleaning up toxics and toxic hot spot areas of concern; 2) Combating invasive species; 3) Promoting near-shore health by protecting watersheds from polluted runoff; 4) Restoring wetlands and other habitats; and 5) Tracking progress, education and working with strategic partners.
Genesee Conservation District | Restoration of Flint’s urban forest and street trees | $60,658 |
| Alliance of Rouge Communities | Restoring community trees in an urban watershed | $374,980 |
| Calhoun Conservation District | Calhoun forest restoration to promote water quality and wildlife habitat | $99,690 |
| City of Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Emerald Ash Borer recovery project | $210,000 |
| Delta Institute | Poplar tree farms for reducing toxics in brownfield sites while supporting community economic development | $203,733 |
| Greening of Detroit | Detroit’s dendroremediation model project | $473,020 |
| Downriver Community Conference | Forest restoration and green infrastructure development at the Refuge Gateway – a brownfield site in the Detroit River Area of Concern (AOC) | $113,700 |
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