“This recovery funding will help restore our state’s fish and wildlife habitats, while helping to get local energy efficiency and conservation projects off the ground,” said Stabenow. “The hunters and fishermen of Michigan have always been great stewards of our environment, and this latest investment will help in those efforts, while creating good-paying jobs at the same time.”

“This economic recovery funding will help improve and maintain Michigan’s diverse wildlife habitats,” said Levin. “These Fish and Wildlife Service projects put significant resources toward some of Michigan’s most precious resources, and I am hopeful that the work we are funding today will not only create jobs but also help make our state an even better place to live for future generations.”

Michigan will receive funding under four FWS programs:

• Energy efficiency retrofit projects implement cost effective energy conservation measures, energy reduction strategies, and water conservation technologies, and install renewable energy systems to meet mandated energy and water reduction goals while reducing operational costs at FWS field stations and facilities. The priorities for these projects are based on existing merit-based processes with consideration of potential energy savings.

• Deferred maintenance is operating or cyclic maintenance that was not performed when it should have been or when it was scheduled and was therefore put off or delayed for a future period. The FWS funding plan devotes a significant portion of the available ARRA funds to address the deferred maintenance needs at FWS facilities and includes some energy efficiency retrofits. The priorities for these projects are based on existing merit-based processes.

• Habitat restoration projects are included in the FWS funding plan to allow restoration of fish and wildlife habitats on National Wildlife Refuges as well as on private lands through a variety of partnership opportunities. The priorities for these projects are based on existing strategic plans and merit-based processes.

More detail on the funding awarded in Michigan can be found in the tables below.

Energy Efficiency Retrofits

Unit/Facility Project Cost Estimate ($)
Jordan River National Fish Hatchery (NFH) Install Microturbine generation system at Jordan River NFH 100,000.00

Deferred Maintenance

Unit/Facility Project Cost Estimate ($)
Seney National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Replace deteriorated Upper Goose Pen water control Structure 1,241,000.00
Seney NWR Replace deteriorated C2 to M2 structure 285,000.00
Jordan River NFH Replace Jordan River's effluent treatment 1,285,000.00
Jordan River NFH Reconstruct building over raceways 1-8 955,000.00
Jordan River NFH Replace propane fired boiler system with energy efficient geothermal heating system. 240,000.00
Pendills Creek NFH Replace Old Self Contained Fish Food Freezer with new Energy Efficient Self Contained Feezer, Sullivan Creek NFH 28,500.00
Pendills Creek NFH Energy Efficiency T-8 Lights and Ballasts, Compact Fluorescent Bulbs, Pendills Creek NFH Building/Production 17,000.00
Jordan River NFH Building over series 9/10 700,000.00
Pendills Creek NFH Filtration Building Rehab Traveling Screen 250,000.00
Pendills Creek NFH Energy Efficiency Replace Exterior Doors with Insulated Doors and Install New Storm Doors, Sullivan Creek NFH, Service Building/Shop 9,000.00
Pendills Creek NFH Energy Efficiency Replace Exterior Garage Door and Pedestrian Door with Insulated Doors, Sullivan Creek NFH, Egg Incubation Garage 6,000.00

Habitat Restoration

Unit/Facility Project Cost Estimate ($)
Green Bay NFWCO NFPP Replace perched culvert on Silver Creek (Manistee River) in Lake County, MI 28,000.00
Green Bay NFWCO NFPP Removal of Nashville and Maple Hill Dams (Thornapple River) in Barry County, MI 107,000.00
Alpena NFWCO NFPP Chesaning Dam Removal and Rock Ramp in Chesaning, MI on the Shiawassee River 142,000.00
Michigan Partners for Fish and Wildlife Copperbelly Watersnake Habitat Improvement 15,000.00
Michigan Partners for Fish and Wildlife Southern Michigan Prairie revegetation and hydrological restoration to restore historic prairie habitat for migratory birds. 75,000.00
Michigan Partners for Fish and Wildlife Lake Michigan Watershed Wetland Restoration 50,000.00
Michigan Partners for Fish and Wildlife Hydrologic restoration of degraded wetlands in the Lake Huron/Saginaw Bay watershed for migratory birds and waterfowl. 15,000.00
Michigan Partners for Fish and Wildlife Hydrologic restoration in degraded wetlands in the western Lake Erie watershed for migratory birds and waterfowl. 10,000.00