Grants: Wildlife Stewardship

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Wheelchair Accessible Duck Blind / Photography Platform

This project was sponsored by the Shiawassee Flats Advisory Council and was a collaboration of the Michigan Duck Hunters Association, Ducks Unlimited, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. This projects involves the construction of a 5’ x 10’ wheel-chair accessible duck blind / photography platform at the shore of the Wahl Road Marsh at the Shiawassee River State Game Area (SRSGA). This project will promote the use of this particular site by hunters, educators, and photographers.

West Genesee Natural Area

The City of Lapeer has carefully planned for a 35 acre natural area within its city limits at the site of the former Lapeer State Home. This plan was developed by the City of Lapeer and a volunteer citizens committee. The primary purpose of the project was to preserve habitat and make the site available for wildlife and ecology education. Specifically, the project involved the expansion of wetlands, the installation of a boardwalk, and the installation of an observation deck and mound. The site is adjacent to an SVSU charter school, and is a short walk from Mott University.

Conservation District Challenge Grants for Wildlife

The objective of this project was to provide “cost-share” dollars to conservation district offices in the Saginaw Bay Watershed for the purchase of “plotmaster” field equipment. The plotmaster is a self-contained implement that allows for the tillage of small tracts of land that ordinary tillage equipment is too large for. The plotmaster equipment also incorporates a seeding device that allows the simultaneous planting of suitable habitat type flora. This grant paid for 65% of the cost for the equipment, and interested conservation districts will paid for 35%. This project is designed to improve habitat in areas that were previously inaccessible, including riparian areas in woodland settings, and along drains that cannot be accessed by other means.

Fish Point Interpretive Trail

This project built upon previous WIN-supported projects at the Fish Point State Game Area including a wildlife/waterfowl observation tower and a wetland restoration project. This proposal supported the re-establishment of an existing, but unimproved, trail that provides educational opportunities about the resources available in the State Game Area, as well as highlights the sustainable concepts that the conservation of these areas promote. Fundamental to the trail improvements was the development of an information kiosk and signage placement along the trail network, along with improvement to the trail bed itself.

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