Planet Awards Support Projects in Southeast Michigan and Kalamazoo Area
JACKSON,
Mich., April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Consumers Energy Foundation celebrated Earth Month today by
providing $500,000 for three projects
that will make a significant impact on Michigan's environment – preserving freshwater
resources, planting 1,000 trees and protecting habitat for
Michigan's wildlife.
The Macomb County Department of Planning & Economic
Development, Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority and Oshtemo
Charter Township are the recipients of the Foundation's third
Planet Awards. The grants aim to preserve, restore and protect
Michigan's natural resources.
"Consumers Energy is committed to ensuring Michigan has world-class natural resources.
Our Planet Awards represent that commitment in action," said
Brandon Hofmeister, president of the
Consumers Energy Foundation. "We're excited to support these
projects and confident they will significantly help preserve
Michigan's natural beauty."
The three winning projects are:
- Macomb County, $250,000 – The Green Macomb Urban Forest
Partnership will enhance the county's urban tree canopy and plant
1,000 trees, 1,500 native shrubs, and 40 acres of pollinator
habitat on public land throughout communities that include
Mount Clemens, Harrison Township and Clinton Township. Additional planting
opportunities will be offered to Shelby
Township, Macomb Township,
Roseville, Eastpointe, Warren, St. Clair
Shores, Sterling Heights,
Utica and Center Line.
- Oshtemo
Township (Kalamazoo
County), $150,000 – Oshtemo Charter
Township and the Kalamazoo Nature Center will team up to restore
the ecological health of a two-mile section of the historic Fruit
Belt Rail Corridor and provide hands-on environmental education and
stewardship opportunities focused on climate resilience.
- Brighton, $100,000 – The Huron-Clinton
Metropolitan Authority's "Healing the Huron River Headwaters"
project will restore the forested wetland and floodplain habitats
that make up the headwater area of the Huron River. The two-year
project will include planting native replacement trees in areas
where ash and oak trees were killed by pests and disease. It will
also include restoration and enhancement of native pollinator
habitat in nearby prairies and meadows.
Planet Awards winners in 2021 were Huron Pines Resource
Conservation & Development Council, Au Sable Institute,
Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy and Bay Area Community
Foundation.
The Consumers Energy Foundation is the charitable arm of
Consumers Energy, Michigan's
largest energy provider. The Foundation enables communities to
thrive and grow by investing in what's most important to
Michigan — its people, our planet
and Michigan's prosperity. In
2021, the Consumers Energy Foundation, Consumers Energy, its
employees and retirees contributed over $17.5 million to Michigan nonprofits. For more information,
visit www.ConsumersEnergy.com/foundation.
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largest energy provider, is the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy
(NYSE: CMS), providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8
million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower
Peninsula counties.
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