Planning for an Environmental Place-Based Education Hub in the Flint Area

Grant: # 1042

Grant Amount: $14,762.00

Board Decision Year: 2009

The Regents of the University of Michigan - U of M - Flint (Flint)

U of M - Flint

Blecker, Harry ([email protected]) 810-767-7373

GLFT - Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative - Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative

Project Details

This grant was funded under the GLFT's Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative (GLSI). It was jointly supported by the C.S. Mott Foundation and the GLFT, funded a planning process to create a GLSI hub focused on Flint, the Flint River (in the Saginaw Bay Watershed), and selected schools in region. Partners in planning included the Genesee County Land Bank, the Michigan Nature Association, and Flint Community Schools. The planning process involved an assessment of school and community readiness (when additional planners will be identified and recruited), developing a vision for a sustainable effort, and crafting an implementation plan. The plan was approved and funded by the GLFT.

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Final Report

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