Upper Peninsula Sustainable Forest and Wildlife Fund makes grants

UPPER PENINSULA – Mr. Charlie Becker, Board Member of the Upper Peninsula Sustainable Forest and Wildlife Fund (UPSF & W) Grants Committee, announced today the recipients of their October 2022 Grant Round.  
Those receiving grants are:
•Big Bay de Noc School District – Big Bay de Noc Black Bear Nature and Hiking Trail
•Delta County Non-motorized Trails – Days River Nature Trail Boardwalks
•Grand Island Township – Remove non-native plants and sustain our Forest Project
•Upper Peninsula Luge Club – To the Top! Project
Committee Member Mr. Charlie Becker stated, “Our committee is grateful for the foresight of the former Mead Corporation for their desire to have a partnership with their employees; sportsmen and sportswomen and the youth of the Upper Peninsula.  We are proud to be a committee under the auspices of the Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula.” 
Mr. Becker announced that the UPSF & W April 2023 grant round will “open” on Wednesday, Feb. 1 and all grant application requests and requirements must be received by 3:30 p.m. (EST) on Monday, April 3 in order to be considered.
If interested in finding out how to start a fund, or make a donation, and have a positive impact making our community making it a better place to learn, play and live,  contact the Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula by calling 906-789-5972 or email us at office@cfup.org