A concrete and steel dam that impounded the West Branch Tittabawassee River for 7 decades is gone, restoring the natural flow of water downstream and movement of fish and other river life to important habitat upstream. … More Dam Removal Restores West Branch Tittabawassee River
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
Huron Pines is partnering with Presque Isle Conservation District and volunteers to plant 500 saplings near South Shore Park May 7. As these trees grow, their canopies and roots will absorb excess rainwater and filter out pollutants to protect the health of Lake Huron. … More Help Plant 500 Trees in Rogers City May 7
Michigan’s Natural Resources Trust Fund board voted Dec 1 to recommend more than $22 million in grants for 22 land acquisitions across the state, equating to thousands more acres for exploring, miles of streams for fishing and trails for wandering. … More Trust Fund Grants Worth Celebrating
An improved road/stream crossing in Roscommon County is the result of an entirely locally-funded push to restore vital fish habitat on a major inlet of Michigan’s 11th-largest inland lake. … More With Local Funding, Huron Pines Restores Largest Inlet of Higgins Lake
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
The goal of Huron Pines’ budding seed-collection project is to find remnants of what were once sprawling landscapes, gather seed from the plants growing there, then propagate them for efforts to restore native plant communities. … More Bringing Back Biodiversity One Seed at a Time
Join the Pigeon River Discovery Center and DNR Wildlife Field Operations Manager Brian Mastenbrook to explore grasslands and the species which rely on them. Click the “Find out more” link for directions, details and to RSVP. … More Michigan’s Native Grasslands and Elk
In areas where it takes hold, Japanese barberry outcompetes every other plant. This means the flowers, trees and shrubs that provide pollen, nutrients and habitat which support native wildlife don’t have a chance to grow. Left unmanaged, barberry forms a thicket, upwards of 6 feet tall, of snarled and thorny branches. Once it spreads, it grows without interference because its thorns keep deer and other wildlife at bay. … More Take on Invasives: Japanese barberry
This is the second in a series of conversations with some of our 2020 Huron Pines AmeriCorps members sharing highlights and takeaways from their service. Joe Dewan found his most rewarding day on the banks of the Red Cedar River, his home stream, clearing it of trash with the help of volunteers. … More Q&A with Huron Pines AmeriCorps Member Joe Dewan