Consumers Energy Foundation Provides $500,000 to Three Projects Protecting Michigan's Environment
Planet Awards Support Projects in
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The three winning projects are:
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Macomb County ,$250,000 – The Green Macomb Urban Forest Partnership will enhance the county's urban tree canopy and plant 1,000 trees, 1,500 native shrubs, and 40 acres of pollinator habitat on public land throughout communities that includeMount Clemens ,Harrison Township andClinton Township . Additional planting opportunities will be offered toShelby Township ,Macomb Township ,Roseville ,Eastpointe ,Warren ,St. Clair Shores ,Sterling Heights ,Utica andCenter Line . -
Oshtemo Township (Kalamazoo County ),$150,000 – Oshtemo Charter Township and theKalamazoo Nature Center will team up to restore the ecological health of a two-mile section of the historic Fruit Belt Rail Corridor and provide hands-on environmental education and stewardship opportunities focused on climate resilience. -
Brighton ,$100,000 –The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority's "Healing the Huron River Headwaters" project will restore the forested wetland and floodplain habitats that make up the headwater area of theHuron River . The two-year project will include planting native replacement trees in areas where ash and oak trees were killed by pests and disease. It will also include restoration and enhancement of native pollinator habitat in nearby prairies and meadows.
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