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Partners offer $95,000 to plant community trees in Michigan
Partners offer $95,000 to plant community trees in Michigan
Contact: Kevin Sayers (DNR), 517-582-3209; Colleen Rosso (DTE Energy), 313-235-5555; or Melinda Jones (ReLeaf Michigan), 734-718-2702 Agency: Natural Resources
April 30, 2021
The 25th anniversary of a partnership between the DTE Energy Foundation, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and nonprofit ReLeaf Michigan continues a legacy of urban tree-planting in Michigan communities through an annual grant program.
A total of $95,000 is available in 1-to-1 matching grants of up to $4,000. Eligible organizations in DTE Energy s service territory may apply by June 18.
What began as partnership in 1996 to plant trees on state forest lands was later expanded to include tree planting along streets and in parks and communities. Since then, more than 20 million trees and $3.5 million in funding have helped bring natural beauty and environmental benef
CADILLAC â Tree-lined streets cool sidewalks and clean the air.
So notes Kevin Sayers, urban and community forestry specialist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources as the department, in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, announced which Michigan communities earned Tree City USA designations.
Cadillac was one of the 124 communities in Michigan to earn the award.
âThis will be 38 years in a row,â said Mike Coy, Cadillacâs zoning administrator who handles a city program that gives away trees. The program is âa maybeâ this year, Coy said, due a funding issue.
âLast year one of the tree grant funding sources weâve been successful with did not offer a program for us to apply through,â Coy said in an email.
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Northern Michigan University biology graduate student Mindy Kantola, back left, helps the Kitchel family plant a tree during Hiawatha Traditional Music Co-op’s celebratory tree planting in 2019. The Kitchel family, from left: Edith, Doug, Grace and Jamie. (Journal file photo by Cecilia Brown)
MARQUETTE The city of Marquette has again been designated with the Tree City USA honor for promoting and caring for trees within the community.
Marquette is among 124 Michigan communities, nine campuses, one health care institution and one utility recognized with a Tree City, Tree Campus, Tree Campus Healthcare or Tree Line USA designation for 2020.
“Michigan ranks eighth nationally in the number of communities with Tree City designations,” said Kevin Sayers, urban and community forestry specialist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, in a news release. “Trees are a very important part of the landscape in our cities, towns and villages. They add beauty
‘Big Tree Hunt’ seeks outdoor adventurers to track down Michigan’s forest giants
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
The 15th biennial Big Tree Hunt is a great opportunity for family fun as searchers explore the outdoors. Here, a pair of tree hunters attempt to wrap their arms around a huge white oak in St. Clair County. Photo courtesy Michigan DNR
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LANSING, MICH. The search is on for Michigan’s most exemplary trees.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced this week that the 15th biennial Big Tree Hunt is underway, inviting Michiganders to explore the outdoors in a quest to locate Michigan’s largest trees.