2006 Grants — Protecting the Environment
The following is a list of all grants awarded in the last calendar year. In addition, archived grant lists are available at the bottom of the page.
American Farmland Trust - $2,800
www.farmland.orgSupport for implementation of the "Blueprint for Moving Farmland and Open Space Protection Forward in Kent County."
Beaver Island Property Owners Association - $5,000
www.beaverisland.net/bipoaSupport for the "Beaver Island: Ours to Protect" video, brochure and website education project, highlighting the island's sensitive natural resources and emphasizing how to appropriately enjoy and protect them.
Center for Environmental Study - $8,500
Support for the production of an educational insert in The Grand Rapids Press on the lower Grand River watershed, which will also be distributed to teachers and students in the Press' readership area.
City of East Grand Rapids - $50,000
www.eastgr.orgSupport for the completion of the Reeds Lake non-motorized trail phases II and III as well as a connection to the regional system of trails in West Michigan.
Clean Water Fund - $35,000
www.cleanwaterfund.orgSupport for the articulation of water quality problems related to the use and failure of septic systems and encouragement of countywide and statewide reforms promoting improved maintenance of septic systems.
County of Kent - $8,333
www.accesskent.comSupport for the development of a sustainable parks template.
Environment Michigan Research & Policy Center - $12,000
www.environmentmichigan.orgTo support the Million Acres Project which seeks to identify and provide permanent protection to the most valuable and vulnerable of Michigan’s state-owned public lands.
Friends of the Boyne River, Inc. - $10,000
Support for the Old City Park Project, which will improve the stream bank, provide fishing access and beautify the Boyne River in downtown Boyne City.
Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy - $75,000
www.heartofthelakes.orgSupport for a multi-year communications plan to build interest in natural resource conservation.
Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy - $6,000
www.heartofthelakes.orgSupport for a project that will provide resources and training to local conservationists who may wish to seek voter-funded support for conservation efforts.
Kalamazoo Nature Center - $40,000
www.naturecenter.orgSupport for the "Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas II," a census of Michigan birds.
Land Conservancy of West Michigan - $30,000
www.naturenearby.orgSupport for the "Green Infrastructure from the Ground Up" project, a multi-organizational effort to further green infrastructure work in Kent County and West Michigan.
Metro Health Hospital Foundation - $11,200
www.metrohealth.net/about/foundation/Support for a storm water management and evaluation program at Metro Hospital's new green campus.
Michigan Stewardship Network - $147,000
www.stewardshipnetwork.orgSupport for the creation of a multi-organization conservation effort to increase on-the-ground management and stewardship of both public and private lands in the five county West Michigan area.
Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance - $8,000
www.michigantrails.orgSupport for a survey and analysis of potential systems for Michigan trail maintenance.
Muskegon Environmental Research & Education Society - $10,000
www.muskegonlakenaturepreserve.comSupport for a river walk at Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve, to allow for the study of one of Michigan's largest river deltas, increase fishing opportunities, and create a connection to the Muskegon lakeshore and larger, regional Musketawa Trail.
West Michigan Trails & Greenways Coalition - $600,000
www.wmtrails.orgSupport for the campaign to build 140 miles of new trailways in the next 3-4 years in west and mid-Michigan.