UPPER PENINSULA RC & D

Programs

1. Michigan invasive species grant program--a multi-cisma proactive approach to safeguard upper peninsula hemlock. The up rc & d council will utilize the partnerships of 3 up cisma's to expand edrr efforts for michigan watch list species, hemlock woolly adelgid, through targeted outreach and detection survey on public and private lands across 8 michigan counties. Project officially closed 8/28/25.

   $81,954 spent
   25% of program spending

2. 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 officially was closed 11/4/25.

   $106,007 spent
   33% of program spending

3. 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.

   $33,879 spent
   11% of program spending

4. Fisheries habitat grant program-- au train lake cooperative habitat enhancement iniative. This project proposes to work directly with riparian landowners found along the shoreline of au train lake to educate on the importance of shoreline vegetation and in-water habitat structures. Project partners will reintroduce 90-330 coarse woody debris structures throughout the lake, resulting in aquatic habitat enhancement and boosting fish populations. Project has been completed and closed out on 2/27/25. 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 phragmites. 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…

   $100,796 spent
   31% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $322,636.