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Consumers Energy Announces Tree Planting
Grants |
JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 21,
2012/PRNewswire/ -- Consumers
Energy awarded more than
$100,000to 42 Michigan
communities through its 2011 Community Tree
Planting Grant Program.
The utility sponsors the program annually to
encourage responsible tree planting and
sustainable urban forests in communities
across the state.
Each year, the Michigan Forest and Park
Association reviews applications and forwards
its grant recommendations to Consumers
Energy.
A tree planting project must meet criteria to
reduce conflicts between trees and overhead
lines to be eligible for a grant. Consumers
Energy provides prospective communities a
guide titled "Right Tree Right
Place," a concept developed by the
National Arbor DayFoundation,
which shows how to choose appropriate tree
species and suitable sites in community
locations near electric lines.
Once a project is approved and planting is
completed, a Consumers Energy forester
inspects it to verify the tree species and
locations. A participating community may
receive a grant check of up to
$3,050.
The grants aided in the planting of almost
1,100 trees in 2011.
Community Tree Planting grants were awarded
to:
Alabaster Township |
$3,050 |
City of Alma |
$3,000 |
City of Au Gres |
$2,500 |
Village of Augusta |
$3,000 |
Village of Bellaire |
$3,000 |
Blair Township |
$3,000 |
Village of Blissfield |
$2,200 |
Village of Breckenridge |
$3,000 |
Village of Caledonia |
$3,000 |
Village of Cedar Springs |
$1,800 |
City of Charlotte |
$200 |
City of Cheboygan |
$3000 |
City of Davison |
$3,000 |
City of East Tawas |
$3,000 |
Village of Elberta |
$1,000 |
Village of Empire |
$260 |
City of Frankenmuth |
$2,250 |
City of Greenville |
$1,200 |
Village of Hubbardston |
$800 |
City of Hudson |
$3,000 |
City of Jackson |
$3,050 |
City of Kentwood |
$2,860 |
Village of Kingsley |
$700 |
Village of Lake Odessa |
$3,000 |
Village of Lyons |
$3,000 |
City of Mason |
$2,700 |
City of Morenci |
$3,000 |
Village of Muir |
$3,000 |
Village of Nashville |
$3,000 |
City of Omer |
$2,600 |
City of Owosso |
$3,000 |
Peninsula Township |
$2,945 |
City of Potterville |
$3,000 |
Village of Richland |
$1,500 |
City of Roosevelt Park |
$2,000 |
City of St. Johns |
$2,000 |
Village of Sparta |
$2,500 |
Village of Spring Lake |
$3,000 |
Suttons Bay Township |
$3,000 |
Village of Suttons Bay |
$1,500 |
City of Tawas City |
$3,000 |
City of Wyoming |
$3,000 |
Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of
CMS Energy, provides natural gas and
electricity to 6.8 million of
Michigan's 10 million
residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
For more information regarding Consumers
Energy, access our website at: www.consumersenergy.com/forestry
SOURCE Consumers Energy
Media Contacts: Jon Hall, +1-517-374-2372
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