300+ new trees planted at LSSU after donation
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SAULT STE. MARIE The campus of Lake Superior State University has over 300 new trees thanks to a recent donation by the Superior Watershed Partnership and Land Conservancy.
A crew of four from Superior Watershed Partnership’s Great Lakes Climate Corps spent a week planting 339 strategically placed saplings across campus: 200 white spruce, 85 maple, 32 chokecherry, 12 white oak and 10 eastern white pine spanning the central heating plant, the Fletcher Center, the row houses, and the Center for Applied Science & Engineering Technology.
“In the planning stages of this project, we coordinated with the university to prioritize native species that provide both community and ecological benefits,” said Great Lakes Climate Corps Program Manager Tyler Penrod. “For example, the oaks and pines at the Fletcher Center will one day offer excellent hammocking as well as filter and absorb runoff before it enters the Great Lakes.
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The Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District of Sault Ste. Marie was awarded $40,000 in grant money from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
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MARQUETTE, Mich – A Marquette partnership is promoting the growth of trees in the Upper Peninsula.
The Superior Watershed Partnership is inviting the public to plant 100,000 trees throughout the U.P.
Trees will be available for free to be picked up this Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM and next week, Monday through Friday.
Since 2013, the SWP and Great Lakes Corps combined have planted over 65,000 trees in the U.P.
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A $2.13 GRANT from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund will restore public access while protecting more than 4 miles of riverfront property on the Sturgeon River in Waucedah Township. (Superior Watershed Partnership photo)
IRON MOUNTAIN Â Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation authorizing $37.8 million in Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grants that will support outdoor recreation projects throughout the state, including $2.13 million for the purchase of more than 4 miles of riverfront property on the Sturgeon River in eastern Dickinson County.
The Sturgeon River parcel is about 1.5 miles south of U.S. 2 and just west of County Road 569 in Waucedah Township. It includes whitewater rapids, waterfalls, granite cliffs and old growth forest. It will connect to more than 3,700 acres of state forest and provide numerous recreational activities, including kayaking, fishing, bird watching, hiking, and swimming, the Michigan Departmen