The health of Lake Huron is tied directly to the water flowing into it. Huron Pines tackled three road/stream crossing restoration projects in 2021 and are in the early stages of assisting Alpena with better managing its stormwater. … More Restoring the Thunder Bay River Watershed, Creek to Coast
Peggy Kusnerz is the last living relative in the Borkowski lineage to own the family land in the heart of Northern Lower Michigan. Passed down through four generations, Peggy is determined to keep their legacy alive by ensuring the land will be cared for long after she is gone. … More Welcome to Peggy’s Place, an Ecosystem Being Restored
Join Huron Pines for a guided snowshoe hike through Hubbard Lake Preserve. … More Guided Snowshoe Hike at Hubbard Lake Preserve
Huron Pines has completed a fourth road/stream crossing restoration within the Thunder Bay River Watershed, this time on Hunt Creek southeast of Atlanta. … More Timber Bridge Reconnects 10 Miles of Trout Habitat on Hunt Creek
This summer we had the opportunity to get our feet wet while connecting with youth in Northeast Michigan and showing them how to measure stream health by studying macroinvertebrates. … More Building Connections to the Natural World Through Curiosity
Vanderbilt K-12 students planted an assortment of hardwood trees around the school Oct 14 as part of Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus program facilitated through Huron Pines. … More Vanderbilt Students Plant Hardwoods as Part of ‘Tree Campus’ Initiative
The grant will allow Huron Pines to try new approaches to habitat restoration on state land with a focus on the broader jack pine ecosystem now that the once-endangered Kirtland’s warbler population has stabilized. … More Huron Pines Awarded Grant to Restore Jack Pine Ecosystem
DNR forester Doug Tyran spent two weeks in August battling wildfires a thousand miles away from home in the Canadian backcountry. Tyran served with the DNR during his 2016 Huron Pines AmeriCorps service term. … More Launching Careers in Conservation with Huron Pines AmeriCorps
Gilchrist Creek is flowing freely once again since conservation nonprofit Huron Pines replaced two undersized crossing structures at Carter Road and Greasy Creek Road, reconnecting more than 40 miles of coldwater trout habitat and fixing long term issues with road maintenance. … More 40 Miles of Trout Stream Reconnected on Gilchrist Creek
Huron Pines and Alabaster Township have launched a public fundraising campaign to garner financial support and raise awareness to ensure the permanent protection of nearly a mile of Lake Huron shoreline as a public preserve south of Tawas City. … More Campaign Launched to Preserve Lake Huron Shoreline for Public Use