Upper Peninsula Resource Conservation And Development Counc

Michigan invasive species grant program--a multi-cisma response to himalayan balsam in michigan's upper peninsula (up). Up rc & d council will utilize the partnership of 2 up cisma's to expand edrr efforts for michigan watch list species, himalayan balsam, through targeted outreach, survey & management on public and provate lands throughout 7 michigan counties. Project is set to end 4/30/25.

Hsf sharptail & pollinator enhancement pa--the purpose of this agreement is to utilize great lake restoration intiative funds to enhance habitat for sharp-tailed grouse and pollinators across the hiawatha nationsl forest in partnership with the upper peninsula resource conservation & development council. Sharp-tailed grouse numbers have declined steadily over the last decade. This project would utilize strategic prescribed fire as site preparation for supplemental planting of native warm season grasses to improve both cover and foraging opprotunities. Additionally, nectaring opportunities would be improved along utility corridors and openings to provide connective corridors and improve migratory pathways for pollinators. This agreement would utilize this partnership to strategically treat 2,000 acres of open land habitat with prescribed fires and plant 300 acres with native warm season ghrasses across the hiawatha national forest and 7 acres of utility corridor and opening with wildflowers on the east zone. Two modifications were added by usfs, allocating an additional 35,000 and 50,000 to the agreement, which extended the agreement to 7/31/27.

Michigan invasive species grant program--a multi-cisma proactive approach to safeguard upper peninsula hemlock. The up rc & d council will utilize the partnership of 3 up cisma's to expand edrr efforts for michigan watch list species, hemlock wooly adelgid, through targeted outreach and detection survey on public and private lands across 8 michigan counties. Project is set to end 4/30/25. Fisheries habitat grant program-- a multi-cisma response to himalayan balsam in michigan's upper peninsula (up)--the up rc & d council wil utilize the partnerships of 2 up cisma's to expand edrr efforts for michigan watch list species, himalayan balsam, through targeted outreach, survey and management on public and private lands throughout 7 michigan counties. Project is set to end 4/30/25. Glri cwma hiawatha national forest pa--managing invasive phragmites across the hiawatha national forest--the purpose of this agreement is to utilize great lake restoration initiative funds to suppress non-native phragmites in priority areas aong the great lakes coastline of the hiawatha national forest in partnership with the up rc & d. Pristine great lakes coastal wetlands, shorelines, inland lakes, streams and forests are threatend by the invasion of non-native prhagmites. This agreement would utilize this partnership to strategically treat 60 acres of invasive phragmites and expand detection surveys over 400 acres across the hiawatha national forest. A modification was added by united states forest service, allocating an additional 60,000 to the project, in addition to extending the agreement until 8/23/2027. Forest pollinators pa--the purpose of this agreement is to utilize great lake restoration initiative funds to enhance habitat for sharp-tailed grouse and pollinators across the hiawatha national forest in partnership with the up rc & d. Nectaring opportunities would be improved along utility corridors and openings to provide connection corridors and improve migratory pathways for pollinators. This agreement would strategically treat 15 acres of utility corridor and openings with wildflowers on the hiawatha national forest. Agreement expires 12/31/2028. Michigan invasive species grant program--three shores cisma core functions-sub award to up rc & d through the chippewa luce mackinac conservation district. This will complete planning and management work associated with habitat restoration on the maxton plains of drummond island, in addition to building partnership capacity capacity through additional grant pursuit. Project is set to end 4/30/2025. Great lakes commission--upper peninsula aquatic invasive species education cooperative--the up rc & d council successfully held 9 planned ais outreach events. We reached 425 people via site impressions and 4,845 via social media impressions. This was made possile by following the approved work plan. Project officially closed 8/31/2024.