Grants: Land Use
Managing Nutrients at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge through harvesting
Dec 2015Seeking to answer an important question – "Wetland are known for their uptake of nutrients, but how do you remove those nutrients from the system?", this project, proposed by the Friends of the Shiawassee Refuge, will attempt to harvest cattails as part of a research program to answer that question. This project will harvest 20 acres of cattails, using a unique harvester, and will remove approximately 500 pounds of Phosphorus and 2,000 pounds of Nitrogen. These nutrients and approx 75 tons of biomass will be applied to adjacent agricultural fields. This will also improve habitat values at the refuge, and ties in with the WIN supported 940 acre Farm Unit 1 Restoration project. This pilot work seeks to determine the efficacy of using this program as an additional management option for this wetland complex and others that have high legacy nutrient conditions.
Beaverton Trail and Trailhead
Jun 2015This project, located in Beaverton, is part of the planned Gladwin-Beaverton Trail system, and also contemplates a future nonmotorized connection to the Pere Marquette Trail in Coleman. This proposed grant will fund the development of a trailhead feature at Beaverton, as well as a boardwalk that will include fishing amenities at Ross Lake (an impoundment on the Tittabwassee river in Gladwin County. The boardwalk will include a fishing pier, interpretive signage, and information about the Gladwin-Beaverton trail system. The trailhead is proposed to include recycled asphalt, solar powered LED lighting, environmentally friendly stormwater management design, and recycled construction materials where available. This WIN grant will be used as match toward a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund application.
Seymour Trail
Jun 2015This trail project was identified as a key regional connection in the WIN-funded Genesee-Lapeer-Shiawassee Greenlinks non-motorized strategy completed by the University of Michigan-Flint. Running between the City of Flushing and Flushing Township, the trail is part of the long range plan to connect the City of Flushing, with the City of Swartz Creek and City of Montrose. The proposed trail is approximately 3500 feet long and will include some tree clearing, a pedestrian bridge over Cole Creek (a tributary of the Flint River) and a 10 foot wide asphalt path. This trail will provide connection to Flushing's downtown area, as well as connect to an additional section of the nonmotorized system that follows the Flit River and ends at the Flushing County Park, which is part of the Genesee County Park System. This proposal will match a larger grant proposed from the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Gladwin County Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail
Dec 2014This Gladwin County Trails Recreation Authority proposes to begin the construction of a system of convenient and safe pedestrian and bicycle pathways for the county that will ultimately interconnect with other local, county, and state trailways. The proposed trail will connect the City of Gladwin at its South City Park upper campground and traverse the Cedar River corridor south to the Ross Lake portage site in Beaverton. The trail is proposed to continue on to the south from there and to connect with the Pere Marquette Rail Trail near Coleman. Additional access to the Cedar River, a regional priority for conservation, is also included,
Taking Root in Saginaw - Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy
Jun 2014
Taking Root in
Mid-Michigan Community Pathway Project, Shepherd, MI
Jun 2014Mid-Michigan Community Pathway Project – Part of a coordinated effort that will connect the Pere Marquette system with both the Great Lakes Bay Trail (a past WIN investment) and the Fred Meijer Trail, the Mid-Michigan Community Pathway is requesting WIN support to match a pending Michigan Department of Transportation Grant (MDOT) to connect the Village of Shepherd and the City of Mt. Pleasant. The proposed WIN funding will be specifically designated for a bridge system, scenic overlook and interpretive signage that will traverse a wetland area along the path. This path is proposed to be approximately 6.8 miles long.
Birch Run Trolley Line Trail North
Dec 2013
This non-motorized trail construction project will connect the communities of Clio and Birch Run as part of a regional plan for trail connectivity. This project was identified as a primary connection in both the Saginaw Bay Greenways and Nonmotorized Transportation plan as well as the Genesee-Lapeer-Shiawassee plan, both funded by Saginaw Bay WIN. The trail will connect the Birch Run shopping area (one of
Freeland M-47 Pathway
Dec 2013
This project contemplates WIN support for the construction of a non-motorized path along M47 in
Delta College Sustainability Center
Dec 2013
This project supports a rehabilitated facility to be used as the
Pump House Overlook at Midland’s Emerson Park
Dec 2013
This project will re-purpose an abandoned water intake pump house located at
Pump House Overlook at Midland’s Emerson Park
Dec 2013
This project will re-purpose an abandoned water intake pump house located at
Low Maintenance Greening Demonstration Project
Jun 2013
The Geneseee County Land Bank Authority aims to test low maintenance plantings at various sites in the City of