Michigan DNR Announces $100,000 in Upper Peninsula Deer Habitat Grants Available

By Vanessa Torres

Michigan -(Ammoland.com)- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced a March 1 deadline to apply for a total of $100,000 in deer habitat improvement grant funding in the Upper Peninsula.

The Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative is a competitive grant program designed to enhance deer habitat on non-state-managed lands in the Upper Peninsula.

An antlerless deer looks toward the camera while standing in a wooded area in winter.Now in its eighth year, the initiative is supported by the state’s Deer Range Improvement Program, which is funded by a portion of deer hunting license revenue.

“Due to the success of this program, and interest in 2016 grant cycle, the total amount of grant funding available has been increased by $50,000 to the $100,000 level,” said Bill Scullon, DNR field operations manager and Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative administrator. “Additionally, the maximum amount of individual grants has been raised from $10,000 to $15,000, with the minimum remaining grants at $2,000 each.”

Previous projects funded under the initiative include planting of red oak, conifers and wildlife orchards; rehabilitation of …Read the Rest

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