The saginaw BAY coastal wildlands project is a partnership between the saginaw basin land conservancy with thesaginaw chippewa indian tribe of michigan to create and maintain a landscape level coastal…

The saginaw BAY coastal wildlands project is a partnership between the saginaw basin land conservancy with thesaginaw chippewa indian tribe of michigan to create and maintain a landscape level coastal wildlife sanctuary andoutdoor recreation destination that encompasses the saganing river delta. The goal of the project is to continueto provide high quality natural areas that conserve coastal habitats while delivering recreational, ecological, and cultural value to area communities. This agreement provides funding for development of a long rangemanagement plan, implementation of multiple years of invasive species control, planting of native species inrestoration areas, and maintenance and development of trails. These activities will be coordinated with the usfish and wildlife service as a part of this agreement. The service will also be coordinating with thetittabawassee river natural resource trustee council and the saginaw BAY natural resource trustee council onapprovals of major milestones and deliverables as the funding for this agreement is being provided by thetrustees pursuant to the tittabawassee river saginaw river and BAY natural resource trustee councils finalsupplemental restoration plan and environmental assessment. The work being done through this agreement will build on the saginaw river and BAY settlement for natural resource damages by continuing to improve habitats in thevicinity of the saganing river property that was acquired by the saginaw chippewa indian tribe of michigan as apart of that settlement. The trustees will initially fund the implementation phase of the project (years onethrough three), including augmenting the capacity of the saginaw basin land conservancy by supporting thepurchase of a skid steer equipped with land management attachments, with requested additional funding segments to complete work under this award (through 2027). Additional funding (beyond 2027) would be requested in a secondcooperative agreement, contingent upon approval and available funding.