MARQUETTE, MI-- The state House has approved a bill that funds several natural resources projects in the U.P.
The projects will receive the money through the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund. They include $300,000 to improve the Laughing Whitefish Falls Scenic Site in Alger County; $50,000 to provide universal access at the Schemwood Iron Ore Heritage Trailhead in Marquette County; and $140,000 to improve accessibility to Father Marquette Park in the City of Marquette.
In the Western U.P., Donald McKenzie Memorial Park in Marenisco Township will receive $295,000 for enhancements; the Whitefish Trail restoration project in Watersmeet Township is getting $108,000 for construction of part of a planned Wilderness Lakes Trail system; and the DNR’s Parks and Recreation Division will receive $600,000 to purchase 80 acres of land that includes Hammell Creek Gorge and Houghton-Douglass Falls.
The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund was established in 1976 to provide funding for the public acquisition of lands for resource protection and outdoor recreation.
