NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Sustain our Great Lakes Program
Project Title: Restoring Wetland and Terrestrial Habitat to Improve Green Spaces and Water Quality in Pierce Park (MI)
Organization:
Michigan State University
Project ID:
0501.23.078879
Description:

Redefine wetland elevation contours, connect and restore wetland systems, modify subsurface drain tiles, daylight an ephemeral stream channel, and promote natural path connectivity through development of culverts. The project will development of 12 acres of wet meadow and oxbow wetlands, 7 culvert improvements, 6 acres of reforestation buffer, and 9 acres of spoil and prairie restoration along a mile of Gilkey Creek in the post-industrial Flint area in Michigan.

Award Amount:
$815736.24
Location:
Pierce Park, Flint, Michigan