Grants: Land Use
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Connecting Michigan: Planning for the Future of Michigan’s Trailway System
November 2005This project convened trail groups from throughout the state to discuss and evaluate the potential for a state-wide trail network, as well as develop a statewide trail database and website. The project incorporated information from several previously funded WIN projects, including the Saginaw Bay Greenways Collaborative project and the GLS Greenlinks program. This project also identified and cataloged trail opportunities for the 16 counties that had not yet been mapped in the Saginaw Bay Watershed.
Bay County Farmland Preservation Program
November 2005This project coordinated and developed a Farmland Preservation Program for Bay County. Led by a steering committee consisting of both rural and urban interests, this project established the mechanism by which Bay County can potentially preserve high quality farmland through a variety of market mechanisms such as the purchase of development rights. Currently, many farmers are facing escalating lad prices and pressure to sell their land to developers, which can result in “urban sprawl”, loss of community character, and adverse environmental consequences. This project help Bay County plan for the protection of high quality areas, while at the same time identify areas where development may make sense.
Urban and Community Forestry/Saginaw Bay Watershed Region
June 2005This project, developed by Global ReLeaf of Michigan, propsed to support and grow a network of communities in the Saginaw Bay Region that are focused on maintaining and establishing urban tree programs. This grant supported quarterly meetings for watershed communites, provision of technical assstance to communites, the utilization for native and local provenance trees for street tree replacement and park plantings, and the engagement of volunteers in tree inventories, tree boards, and tree plantings.
Chippewa Trail
June 2005Proposed by the Chippewa Nature Center, this project provided support for the Chippewa Trail which was constructed adjacent to the Chippewa Nature Center and City of Midland property and connects Downtown Midland with the Pere Marquette Rail-Trail. This project was built on recommendations published in Saginaw Bay Greenways Collaborative’s Vision of Green report. This trail includes interpretive stations that discuss economic, environmental, and community issues related to the area that the trail traverses.
Urban and Community Forestry / Saginaw Bay Watershed Region
June 2005This project, developed by Global ReLeaf of Michigan, supports a growing a network of communities in the Saginaw Bay region that are focused on maintaining and establishing urban tree programs. This grant supports quarterly meetings for watershed communities, provision of technical assistance to communities, the utilization of native and local provenance trees for street tree replacement and park plantings, and the engagement of volunteers in tree inventories, tree boards, and tree plantings.