Alliance Of Rouge Communities

THE ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES WILL RESTORE 122 ACRES OF HABITAT, ELIMINATE 10 DEBRIS JAMS, AND CREATE 10 FISH HABITAT STRUCTURES IN THE ROUGE RIVER AREA OF CONCERN. THIS RESTORATION WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE PRIMARILY TOWARDS ACTION PLAN III, MEASURE OF PROGRESS 1.1.2, BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS (BUIS) REMOVED IN AREAS OF CONCERN, ADDRESSING THREE BUIS: DEGRADED FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS, LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT.

DESCRIPTION:THE ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES (ARC) WILL RESTORE HABITAT IN THE ROUGE RIVER AREA OF CONCERN (AOC). THESE RESTORATIONS WILL ADDRESS THREE BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS (BUIS) ASSOCIATED WITH DEGRADED FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS, AND LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT.ACTIVITIES:ARC WILL RESTORE 12.5 ACRES OF LAKE, WETLAND/WET MEADOW, AND RIPARIAN AREAS IN THE AOC. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:OUTCOMES WILL PROVIDE SPAWNING SUBSTRATE FOR FISH, INCREASE HABITAT DIVERSITY, ACCELERATE THE RESTORATION OF A BALANCED GAME AND FORAGE FISH ASSEMBLAGE, STABILIZE SHORELINE, MANAGE INVASIVE SPECIES, AND REDUCE DIRECT NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE ALL THOSE WHO LIVE, RECREATE, OR WORK IN THE ROUGE RIVER AOC.

DESCRIPTION:THE ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES (ARC) WILL RESTORE AND ENHANCE 14 ACRES OF HABITAT AND 500 FEET OF STREAM, WHICH INCLUDES WETLAND, WET MEADOW, AND RIPARIAN AREAS THAT WILL BENEFIT FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT AND POPULATIONS IN THE ROUGE RIVER AREA OF CONCERN (AOC). ONCE IMPLEMENTED, THE HABITAT RESTORATION WILL ADDRESS THREE BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS (BUIS) ASSOCIATED WITH DEGRADED FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS, AND LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PREPARING A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN, PREPARING THE BIDDING PROCESS TO SELECT THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR, AND OVERSIGHT OF THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:DELIVERABLES INCLUDE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN, SOLICITATION PACKAGE, AND FINAL REPORTS. OUTCOMES INCLUDE RESTORED EMERGENT WETLANDS TO CONTAIN A DIVERSITY OF WATER DEPTHS AND WETLAND PLANTS, PROVIDING HABITAT FOR WADING BIRDS, WATERFOWL, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, AND AQUATIC INSECTS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE ALL THOSE WHO LIVE, RECREATE, OR WORK IN THE ROUGE RIVER AOC.

THIS GRANT AGREEMENT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THE ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE (GLRI) TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF THE GREAT LAKES BASIN ECOSYSTEM. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL COMPLETE TWO HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS (TAMARACK CREEK AND JOHNSON CREEK) WITHIN THE ROUGE RIVER AREA OF CONCERN. COMPLETION OF THESE PROJECTS WILL RESULT IN 2 ACRES OF WETLAND, 0.5 ACRES OF BACKWATER HABITAT RESTORED AND RECONNECTED, 0.5 ACRE OF RIPARIAN HABITAT RESTORED, RESTORATION OF 2,850 FEET OF ROUGE TRIBUTARY (1,800 FT OF STREAM CORRIDOR AND 1,050 OF ADDITIONAL STREAMBANK NATURALIZATION) AND 100 NATIVE TREES AND HABITAT STRUCTURES INSTALLED).

THE ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES WILL RESTORE COLONIAL PARK AND VENOY DORSEY PARK IN WAYNE COUNTY BY CREATING 6 ACRES OF WETLAND, IMPROVING 3 ACRES OF WETLAND, REFORESTING 5 ACRES, AND CREATING 0.5 ACRES OF MEADOW. THE RESTORATION OF THESE TWO PARKS WILL ALSO ADDRESS THREE BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS (BUIS) IN THE ROUGE RIVER AREA OF CONCERN: DEGRADED FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS, AND LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT.

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL IMPLEMENT HABITAT RESTORATION AT MERRIMAN PARK IN WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN (MI), RESTORING APPROXIMATELY 5 ACRES OF WETLAND/WET PRAIRIE/RIPARIAN HABITAT THAT WILL IMPROVE HABITAT CONDITIONS FOR WILDLIFE, PARTICULARLY NATIVE AVIAN, HERPETOFAUNA, AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATES, AND POLLINATOR SPECIES. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED, A DESIGNATED AREA OF CONCERN (AOC) WITH THREE BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS (BUIS) ASSOCIATED WITH FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SECURING CONTRACTOR BID DOCUMENTS, SELECTING A CONTRACTOR, AND IMPLEMENTING THE HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE BID DOCUMENTS, MAINTENANCE PLAN, WAYNE COUNTY PERMIT, AND CONSTRUCTION OF 5.0 ACRES OF HABITAT. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE AIDING IN THE REMOVAL OF THE DEGRADED FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS, AND LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT BUIS AND EVENTUAL DELISTING THE AOC. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE CITIZENS OF WAYNE COUNTY AND THE ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED.

WAYNE ROAD DAM REMOVAL AND HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

DESCRIPTION:THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES (AOC) TO CONNECT UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS WITH A RESTORED HABITAT IN PARK AREAS THROUGHOUT THE ROGUE RIVER WATERSHED IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO TAKE PLACE IN THIS PROJECT, INCLUDE CONSTRUCTING NEW TRAILS, NON-MOTORIZED SYSTEMS, BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, KAYAK LAUNCHES, FISHING ACCESS LOCATIONS, AND ACCESS BOARDWALKS.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE PUBLIC OUTREACH IN THE FORM OF FLIERS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND PUBLIC MEETINGS; DESIGN PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED SITES AND COMPLETED PERMITS FOR FUTURE CONSTRUCTION. THE DESIGN AND PERMITTING WILL LEAD TO THE OUTCOMES OF IMPROVED PUBLIC ACCESS TO RESTORED AREAS, INCLUDING A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, PUBLIC FISHING ACCESS, A KAYAK LAUNCH, AND WALKING AND BICYCLE PATHS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF INKSTER.

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THE ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE (GLRI) TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF THE GREAT LAKES BASIN ECOSYSTEM. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL RESTORE 5 ACRES OF RIPARIAN WETLAND AND 1600 FEET OF SEELEY CREEK, ADDRESSING THREE BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS (BUIS) ASSOCIATED WITH FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT: DEGRADED FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS, LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT.

DESCRIPTION:THE ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES (ARC) WILL RESTORE WETLAND HABITAT ON LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY'S (LTU) CAMPUS IN SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN IN THE ROUGE RIVER AREA OF CONCERN. THIS RESTORATION WILL ADDRESS THREE BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS (BUIS) ASSOCIATED WITH DEGRADED FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS, AND LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT.ACTIVITIES:THE ARC WILL RESTORE 1 ACRE OF WETLAND HABITAT IN THE AOC, INCLUDING FLOODPLAIN EXCAVATION, AND CREATE UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENT ON THE LTU CAMPUS.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED HABITAT AND PLANT DIVERSITY CONNECTIVITY IN THE AREA, HYDRAULIC CONNECTIVITY TO THE EVANS BRANCH, CAPTURE FINE SEDIMENTS FROM STORMWATER FLOW, AND THE LTU STUDENTS ENGAGED BY THE RESTORATION WILL HAVE AN INCREASED AWARENESS OF LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE ALL THOSE WHO LIVE, RECREATE, OR WORK IN THE ROUGE RIVER AOC.

THE ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES (ARC) WILL DEVELOP PROJECT DESIGNS FOR FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION THAT WILL RESTORE 16.5 ACRES OF HABITAT, INCLUDING LAKE, WETLAND/WET MEADOW, AND RIPARIAN AREAS IN WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN IN THE ROUGE RIVER AREA OF CONCERN. ONCE IMPLEMENTED, THESE DESIGNS WILL ADDRESS THREE BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS (BUIS) ASSOCIATED WITH DEGRADED FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS, AND LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT.

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. THIS PROJECT

THE ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES (ARC) WILL DEVELOP PROJECT DESIGNS FOR FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION THAT WILL RESTORE 3 ACRES OF WETLAND, CREATE 2 ACRES OF WETLAND, AND RESTORE 3,900 FEET OF ROUGE RIVER TRIBUTARY IN SOUTHFIELD AND NORTHVILLE, MICHIGAN, WHICH IS WITHIN THE ROUGE RIVER AREA OF CONCERN (AOC). ONCE IMPLEMENTED, THESE DESIGNS WILL ADDRESS THREE BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS (BUIS) ASSOCIATED WITH FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT: DEGRADED FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS, LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT.

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. SPECIFICALL

DESCRIPTION:THE ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES (ARC) WILL CREATE WETLAND HABITAT ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE ROUGE RIVER IN THE CITY OF WESTLAND IN THE ROUGE RIVER AREA OF CONCERN. THIS PROJECT WILL AID IN THE REMOVAL OF THREE BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS: LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT, DEGRADATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, AND DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS.ACTIVITIES: THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PREPARATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN, PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AND FIELD INVESTIGATION, DESIGN/PERMITTING, AND OUTREACH.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN, DESIGN PLANS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS, WETLAND SUMMARY, THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES SUMMARY, AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS. OUTCOMES INCLUDE ENHANCEMENT AND RESTORATION OF 4 ACRES OF HABITAT AND 700 FEET OF STREAM, INCLUDING WETLAND/WET MEADOWS, RIPARIAN AREAS, AND FORESTS.#8239; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE ALL THOSE WHO LIVE, RECREATE, OR WORK IN THE ROUGE RIVER AOC.

GLRI: RESTORING COMMUNITY TREES IN AN URBAN WATERSHED

DESCRIPTION:THE ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES (ARC) WILL CREATE WETLAND HABITAT ADJACENT TO THE ROUGE RIVER AT MERRIMAN HOLLOW AND WALLACEVILLE PARKS IN WAYNE COUNTY, MI IN THE ROUGE RIVER AREA OF CONCERN. ONCE IMPLEMENTED, THESE WETLANDS WILL ADDRESS THREE BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS (BUIS) ASSOCIATED WITH DEGRADED FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS, AND LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT.ACTIVITIES:THE ARC WILL CREATE 1.6 ACRES OF WETLAND HABITAT IN THE ROUGE RIVER AOC.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED HABITAT AND PLANT DIVERSITY AND RE-GRADED HYDRAULIC CONNECTIVITY TO FOCUS FLOOD WATERS TO THE NEW WETLANDS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE ALL THOSE WHO LIVE, RECREATE, OR WORK IN THE ROUGE RIVER AOC.

ROUGE RIVER AOC - HENRY FORD ESTATE DAM FISH PASSAGE AND HABITAT RESTORATION DESIGN

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL PRODUCE DESIGN PLANS FOR HABITAT RESTORATION AT PATTON PARK IN WAYNE COUNTY, MI. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED, A DESIGNATED AREA OF CONCERN (AOC) THAT HAS THREE BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS (BUIS) ASSOCIATED WITH FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT: DEGRADED FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS, LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEVELOPING A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN, TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY, WETLAND DELINEATION, THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES ASSESSMENT, GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION, HISTORIC PROPERTIES REVIEW, PERMITTING, AND FINAL ENGINEERING DESIGNS.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, FINAL TECHNICAL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, AND STATE PERMITTING TO ALLOW FOR IMPLEMENTATION. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE AIDING IN THE REMOVAL OF THE HABITAT BUIS AND DELISTING THE AOC. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE CITIZENS OF WAYNE COUNTY AND THE ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED.

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE: REDUCING RUNOFF IN THE ROUGE RIVER AREA OF CONCERN

ROUGE OXBOW RESTORATION PROJECT - PHASE III DESIGN

THE ALLIANCE OF ROUGE COMMUNITIES (ARC) WILL DEVELOP PROJECT DESIGNS FOR FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION THAT WILL RESTORE 1 ACRE OF HABITAT AND CREATE WETLANDS ON LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY'S (LTU) CAMPUS IN SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN IN THE ROUGE RIVER AREA OF CONCERN. ONCE IMPLEMENTED, THESE WETLANDS AND HABITAT WILL CONTRIBUTE PRIMARILY TOWARDS ACTION PLAN III, MEASURE OF PROGRESS 1.1.1, AREAS OF CONCERN WHERE ALL MANAGEMENT ACTIONS NECESSARY FOR DELISTING HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED, ADDRESSING THREE BUIS: DEGRADED FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS, LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT.

GLRI: RESTORING TREE CANOPY IN THE ROUGE RIVER AOC

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE - RESTORING TREE CANOPY IN THE ROUGE RIVER AREA OF CONCERN