Implement the Better Branches Regional Tree Initiative on vacant lots in Saginaw to increase the tree community and canopy. Product will engage volunteers to plant 3,000 trees and enhance green infrastructure for the community.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Sustain our Great Lakes Program
Project Title: Saginaw Regional Tree Planning Initiative (MI)
Organization:
Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy
Project ID:
0501.22.074706
Description:
Award Amount:
$203390.90
Location:
Better Branches will take place in the City of Saginaw, a city of 47,500 residents as of the 2020 US Census. Saginaw, Michigan is an underserved community in the SBLC’s service area that suffers from the impacts of a diminished tree canopy.