Student-Led Stewardship Builds Community Connections

When students gain a deeper understanding of the natural resources in the places they live and have connections to, it sets the groundwork for lifelong stewardship. Giving students ownership to drive projects and have a direct and positive impact on their environment strengthens their sense of place and responsibility for their community’s natural resources now and into the future. … More Student-Led Stewardship Builds Community Connections

Invasive Species Education in the Field

On October 10,  6th graders from Tawas Area Schools spent the afternoon moving through six different hands-on stations to learn about the impact of invasive phragmites on the Great Lakes ecosystem. The event took place at St. Joseph Health System in Tawas City where a patch of phragmites has developed on hospital property. Huron Pines … More Invasive Species Education in the Field

BAY AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INVESTS IN THE AU GRES

Momentum for the restoration and protection of clean water and our region’s great outdoor opportunities continues to build. Huron Pines was recently awarded $7,500 from the Saginaw Bay Watershed Restoration Fund of the Bay Area Community Foundation to help residents in the Au Gres River Watershed improve land and water stewardship practices and to involve … More BAY AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INVESTS IN THE AU GRES