Great Lakes Restoration Project - Ohio Department of Natural ...

Project name.Grantee.Grant amount/total project cost.Brief description.Allegan CountySaugatuck Dunes State ParkRestoration.Michigan Department ofNatural Resources (DNR).$94,000/$155,000.Initiate dune restoration work ina state park designated naturalarea along Lake Michigan.Alpena CountyHoughmaster Property.Alpena Township.$500,000/$2,116,150.Acquire 140 acres with 10,000feet of Great Lakes shoreline,wetlands and unique geologicalfeatures.Benzie CountyRansom Lake Natural AreaAcquisition.Almira Township.$58,500/$1,170,000.Acquire 220 acres of wetlandsand woodlands at theheadwaters of the Platte River.Berrien CountyMichigan Great Lakes Restoration ProjectsInvasive Species Control:Warren Dunes, Grand Mere,Warren Woods.DNR.$105,000/$140,000.Initiate invasive plant controlmeasures in three state parks.Charlevoix CountyLake Michigan Wetlands andTributary Streams.Little Traverse Bay Band ofOdawa.$250,000/$333,000.Acquire 55 acres with 2,400 feetof frontage on Susan Creek, atributary to Lake Michigan.Emmet CountyResort Bluffs.Emmet County.$500,000/$625,000.Acquire 6.3 acres with 600 feetof frontage on Little Traverse Bayand a steep bluff 120 feet aboveLake Michigan.Delta CountyLudington Park WestShoreline.City of Escanaba.$122,000/$152,500.Remove a dilapidated seawall,restore beach and create ashoreline buffer with nativeplants.Grand Traverse CountyMaple Bay Park and NaturalArea.Grand Traverse County andAcme Township.$500,000/$9,212,000.Acquire the Maple Bay Farmproperty with 2,583 feet of EastGrand Traverse Bay shoreline,sand dunes, wetlands, rare andendangered species and over 400acres of undeveloped land.Houghton CountyTamarack Stamp Mill.Osceola Township.$53,500/$66,875.Conduct an environmentalinvestigation, remediatesediment and remove debris atthe township’s historic mill site.Swedetown Creek NatureCorridor.City of Hancock.$443,000/$553,800.Acquire 184 acres along theSwedetown Creek gorge as itmeanders to Portage Lake.Keweenaw CountyDunes and MarshesAcquisition.Eagle Harbor Township.$240,000/$300,000.Acquire 360 acres of dunes andmarshes near the Lake Superiorshoreline.Dan’s Point.Houghton KeweenawConservation District.$258,700/$323,900.Acquire a 24-acre wooded parcelwith 623 feet of rocky LakeSuperior frontage.Leelanau CountyCrystal River Oxbow Property.Glen Arbor Township.$230,000/$345,000.Acquire a wooded dune andswale complex with endangeredspecies and over 1,000 feet ofCrystal River frontage.Marquette CountyLake Superior DuneRestoration and PublicAccess.Chocolay Township.$78,000/$97,500.Restore a sand dune andconstruct a scenic overlook andpedestrian access to the LakeSuperior shoreline.Monroe CountySterling State ParkRestoration.DNR.$531,500/$683,500.Restore and enhance 152 acresof rare lakeplain prairie and 350acres of Great Lakes marsh.Muskegon CountyLake Michigan DuneAcquisition.City of Norton Shores.$124,000/$166,000.Acquire a 3.5-acre parcel with800 feet of Lake Michiganshoreline adjacent to a city park.Oakland CountyShiawassee RiverHeadwaters Preservation.Springfield Township.$145,000/$229,500.Acquire a 37-acre parcelspanning one half the shorelineof an inland lake at theheadwaters of the ShiawasseeRiver, with prairie fen, southernshrub carr and southern drymesicforest.Ottawa CountyUpper MacatawaConservation AreaAcquisition.Ottawa County Parks andRecreation Commission.$500,000/$3,215,000.Acquire a 325-acre parcel alongthe Macatawa River with 1.9miles of river frontage, over amile of wooded ridges andravines and 160 acres of farmedfloodplain.St. Clair CountySt. Clair Flats Wildlife Area-StJohns Marsh, Algonac StatePark and Harsens Island.DNR.$50,000/$62,500.Restore coastal marsh andlakeplain prairie by implementingcontrol methods for the exoticnuisance plant Phragmites.Wayne CountyBlue Heron Lagoon NaturalArea Restoration.City of Detroit Parks andRecreation.$250,000/$350,000.Restore habitat in a 9-acrenatural area on Belle Isle in theDetroit River, control exotic plantspecies and install interpretivesignage.Detroit River Sturgeon HabitatRestoration, Monitoring andEducation.University of Michigan, SeaGrant.$309,300/$504,800.Restore Detroit River lakesturgeon habitat.Elizabeth Park North PointCoastal Restoration.Wayne County.$475,000/$1,000,000.Replace hard edge shoreprotection structure with bioengineeredstabilization, createfish habitat and improve access.Multiple CountiesArenac, Bay and TuscolaCounty ConservationEasement Acquisition.Michigan Department ofAgriculture.$482,400/$1,144,400.Purchase permanentconservation easements forwetland restoration on propertiestotaling 236 acres.GREAT LAKES RESTORATION PROJECT [ 7]