Active Projects

  • EPA / GLRI-Expanding Phragmites management in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
    • Agreement Amount $663,655
    • Partners – DNR, Dickinson, Iron/Baraga, Marquette, Chippewa/Luce/Mackinac Conservation Districts, Michigan Tech and their associated CISMAs
  • GLRI CWMA – Managing non-native Phragmites across the Hiawatha National Forest
    • Agreement Amount $55,138.00
    • Partners – Hiawatha National Forest, Three Shores CISMA, Lake to Lake CISMA
  • Hiawatha National Forest PA – Sharptails and Pollinator Habitat Enhancement
    • Agreement Amount $67,000
    • Partners – Hiawatha National Forest, Sault Tribe, Michigan Sharp-tailed Grouse Association
  • DNR FHG – Au Train Lake Cooperative Habitat Enhancement Initiative
    • Agreement Amount $89,200
    • Partners – DNR Fisheries Division, Alger Conservation District, Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC), Hiawatha National Forest
  • MISGP – A multi-CISMA response to Himalayan Balsam in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
    • Agreement Amount $194,200
    • Partners – Marquette and Chippewa/Luce/Mackinac Conservation Districts, and their associated CISMAs

Past Projects

  • Bat Friendly Mine Closures – Western Region
  • Bergland Cultural & Heritage Center – Ontonagon County
  • Black River Watershed – Narrows Creek Restoration Project – Gogebic County
  • Central Lake Superior Invasive Species Elimination – Marquette County
  • Chassell Flood Protection – Houghton County
  • City of Stephenson Recycle Program – Menominee County
  • Dault’s Creek Critical Area Treatment Project – Baraga County
  • Defending the UP of MI, “Know It, Don’t Grow It” Invasive Species Mass Media Education Campaign
  • Developing a Blue-Green Algae Monitoring Program for the Central Menomonee River Watershed – Dickinson County
  • DNR FHG – Tahquamenon River Road Stream Crossing Inventory
  • Driggs River Streambank Stabilization – Schoolcraft County
  • East Soldiers Lake Equestrian Campsite & Trailhead Project – Chippewa County
  • Falls River Erosion Project – Baraga County
  • Ford River Stabilization and Cultural Resource Protection – Delta County
  • Forest Stewardship – Outreach & Education – Houghton County
  • Gay Historic Mill Site – Keweenaw County
  • Gladstone Outdoor Classroom – Delta County
  • Great Lakes Commission – Upper Peninsula Aquatic Invasive Species Educational Cooperative 2022 – Eastern Region
  • Great Lakes Commission – Upper Peninsula Aquatic Invasive Species Educational Cooperative 2023 – Whole UP
  • Hamilton Lake Nature Area – Luce County
  • Historic Preservation Construction Trades Training Center
  • Inland Stamp Sands Critical Area Treatment – Western Region
  • Iron County Bike Trail Feasibility Study – Iron County
  • Iron County Multi-Recreational Facility Expansion – Iron County
  • Ishpeming Historic Mine Walking Tour – Marquette County
  • Little Girl’s Point Campground Stabilization – Gogebic County
  • Manistique District Heating Plant Feasibility Study – Schoolcraft County
  • MISGP – Life After Phragmites: Wetland Restoration and Landowner Stewardship
  • MISGP – Upper Peninsula European frog-bit detection initiative
  • Native Plant Demonstration Garden – Delta County
  • NFWF SOGL – Life After Phragmites: Wetland Restoration & Landowner Stewardship in Michigan’s UP and Northeastern Wisconsin
  • Paradise Marina Project – Chippewa County
  • Rapid River School Forest Native Plan Restoration – Delta County
  • Riparian and Upland Site Restoration – Marquette County
  • Rural Fire Protection and Education Program
  • Sand Point Stamp Sand Stabilization Project – Baraga County
  • Sault Area Watershed Plan – Chippewa County
  • Soil Stabilization Using Live Fascines – Instructional DVD – Schoolcraft County
  • South Town Creek Access Site – Schoolcraft County
  • St. Martin’s Hill Erosion Control Project – Alger County
  • St. Mary’s River Rapid Watershed Assessment – Chippewa County
  • Tahquamenon Area Civic Center Project – Luce County
  • Torch Lake Superfund Sites – Houghton County
  • Twin Lakes Berm Project – Houghton County
  • UP People and Land Project – Community Forums
  • UP Native Plants Restoration Project – Central Region
  • UP Sustainable Forest and Wildlife Fund
  • Van Cleve Park Erosion Control – Delta County
  • Water Guardians Program – Chippewa County