A Livingston County man voted to approve a plan to provide Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training for Huron Clinton Metroparks employees. As a result, the Livingston County Board of Commissioners voted against his reappointment to the Huron Clinton Metroparks Board.
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Southeast Michigan to Benefit from $1.6 Million in Conservation Grants That Will Improve .
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationMarch 16, 2021 GMT
DETROIT, March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Southeast Michigan Resilience Fund partners today announced seven projects selected to receive $1.6 million in grant funding to benefit communities and wildlife habitats in southeast Michigan. The grants awarded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) will leverage $1.4 million in matching contributions to generate a total conservation impact of more than $3 million.
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These investments will strengthen regional resilience for communities by installing green infrastructure, increasing urban tree canopy, and restoring riverbank and floodplain habitat. Additionally, projects will restore critical habitat for wildlife including monarch butterflies and migratory birds, while cre
A Royal Oak man who allegedly threatened violence against metroparks employees was issued a misdemeanor warrant this week to turn himself in.
The 71-year-old man made what were deemed as credible threats in a phone call to a Huron-Clinton Metroparks receptionist on Feb. 3, the day before a planned deer cull at Kensington Metropark. The cull is part of a deer management program, with the goal for sharpshooters to reduce the herd by about 50 animals.
The cull was canceled.
Huron-Clinton Metroparks Police Chief Michael Reese said the Royal Oak man was generally upset about the deer management program, specifically the cull itself. He made threats to shoot police officers taking part in the deer cull.
A deer cull at Kensington Metropark aims to reduce the herd by nearly 50 animals, but there are plans to spare one special doe.
There are currently about 120 deer in Kensington, a number deemed too high to maintain a healthy population in the nearly 4,500-acre park.
For this reason, park employees who are trained sharpshooters will cull the herd on the evening of Feb. 4, resulting in a closure of the park at about 4 p.m. The cull will end around midnight.
“The carrying capacity of the land is high, and deer overpopulate in that area,” Tyler Mitchell, chief of natural resources for Huron-Clinton Metroparks, explained. “There is a lack of hunting pressure in the area compared to other areas. It’s not a big part of the sporting culture around Milford.”