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Service for the Environment
More than ever, with rapid changes Northern Michigan is facing, there is an urgent need for the conservation community to use new approaches and improve collaboration. Huron Pines AmeriCorps: Developing Leaders in Conservation is a new program designed to enable conservation organizations to meet their resource protection goals. The program is administered by Huron Pines, a nonprofit organization, whose mission is to conserve the forests, lakes and streams of Northeast Michigan.
“Our belief is that stronger organizations make for better stewardship of natural resources,” states Huron Pines Executive Director, Brad Jensen. The innovative services that Huron Pines AmeriCorps provides will strengthen a local community’s ability to improve natural resources.
Through the program, 10 members directly serve for a year with nonprofit conservation groups and conservation districts. Huron Pines AmeriCorps members provide assistance with organizational capacity building, volunteer coordination, on-the-ground restoration and habitat improvement projects, and public outreach and stewardship.
