The Headwaters Project: Sustainable Great Lakes Stewardship in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Grant Type: 2007 Planning Grant
Project Duration: 6/13/07–10/25/07
Grant Amount: $20,000.00
Project Description
As the largest city in the Upper Peninsula, Marquette (21,977 population) served as the regional hub for most planning activities of the numerous project partners. Marquette is also home to the Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) and the Marquette Alger Regional Educational Service Agency (MARESA), which jointly coordinated the planning process for this project. MARESA includes 13 regional school districts and is affiliated with Northern Michigan University and the Seaborg Center for Teaching and Learning Science and Mathematics.
Project Outcome
The expenditure of GLFT funds gave the Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP), the Marquette Alger Regional Educational Service Agency (MARESA) and community partners the opportunity to meet, plan, and develop an incredible framework for a regional Great Lakes stewardship program. Specifically, the funds paid for SWP and MARESA staff to attend over a dozen planning meetings, work with over twenty community partners, and develop the GLSI Implementation Grant proposal.