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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
Plans announced for playscape at Madison Heights Public Library
Playscape follows other environmental initiatives, such as tree plantings
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MADISON HEIGHTS Big changes are planned for the property around the Madison Heights Public Library, thanks to a new grant that the city has received from a national nonprofit.
The “Play Everywhere” grant was awarded to Madison Heights by KABOOM!, a group that describes its mission as ending “play space inequity.” The grant was awarded in cooperation with the Built to Play initiative, supported by the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, as the grand prize for the Play Everywhere Design Challenge, where a total of $1 million was awarded to projects across southeast Michigan and western New York.
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NOAA’s habitat restoration work in the Great Lakes strengthens healthy fisheries and ecosystems, benefits local economies, and supports resilient communities.
The Great Lakes are some of our nation’s most important natural, recreational, and economic resources. But they face many threats, including habitat degradation, pollution, overfishing, and the spread of invasive species. NOAA and our partners work to restore habitat in the Great Lakes region to support the fish, ecosystems, and communities that rely on them.
Here are a few key numbers that help illustrate the scope of our habitat restoration work in the region through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
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