Protect and enhance habitat values of previously restored wetland and upland habitat through invasive species control in the Calumet region of Southern Lake Michigan. Project will retreat 425 acres for invasive species and expand invasive control on 70 acres, contributing to a multi-stakeholder effort to restore and manage declining wetland birds and expand ongoing monitoring of birds, water quality and vegetation throughout the Calumet region.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Sustain our Great Lakes Program
Project Title: Restoring Wetlands and Controlling Invasive Species in the Calumet Region (IL, IN) - Phase IV
Organization:
The Nature Conservancy
Project ID:
0501.19.064495
Description:
Award Amount:
$428006.58
Location:
Calumet Region of Southern Lake Michigan in Illinois and Indiana