MARQUETTE — The state of Michigan announced that 31 projects will share $3.6 million in grants through the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program.

The program — cooperatively implemented by the Michigan departments of Agriculture and Rural Development; Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; and Natural Resources — addresses prevention, detection, eradication and control of aquatic (water-based) and terrestrial (land-based) invasive species in Michigan through four key objectives: preventing the introduction of new invasive species, strengthening the statewide invasive species early detection and response network, limiting the spread of recently confirmed invasive species, and managing and controlling widespread, established invasive species.

This year’s grantees have offered $541,500 in matching funds and services to support these projects, leveraging a total investment of $4,141,500.

Upper Peninsula grantees include:

– Marquette County Conservation District for Marquette, Alger and Delta counties for supporting core functions for the Lake to Lake Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area, $75,400;

– Three Shores CISMA Core and Treatment funding for 2022 for Chippewa, Luce and Mackinac counties, $84,100;

– Michigan Tech, expanding the reach of the Keweenaw Invasive Species Management Area across aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems for Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw counties, $60,000;

– Dickinson Conservation District for Dickinson and Menominee counties to fortify key invasive species programs, increase visibility and streamline operations, $35,400;

– Western Peninsula Invasives Coalition for Iron, Gogebic and Ontonagon counties to build capacity and core competency, $60,000; and

– Schoolcraft Conservation District for Schoolcraft and Delta counties for boat decontamination and aquatic invasive species outreach, $96,600.-