1/17/24 | January Keweenaw Heartlands Updates

 

Keweenaw County recently announced it will receive a $50,000 Rural Readiness Grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s (LEO) Office of Rural Prosperity. The grant, which was designed to support rural communities in planning and capacity building, will support initial visioning and planning for a Keweenaw County Emergency Operations Center.

The Keweenaw Community Foundation and The Nature Conservancy in Michigan were co-applicants on the grant. Through the development of an Emergency Operations Center, the County aims to improve and enhance their emergency response capabilities by:

  • Supporting in-person and virtual training and multi-agency exercises for law enforcement personnel and emergency response volunteers.

  • Ensuring search and rescue and law enforcement training equipment is properly stored and easily accessible.

  • Providing a space for the County and its partners to coordinate large-scale emergency or public health responses.

Learn more on the Keweenaw Community Foundation’s website.

Blueprint for the Keweenaw Heartlands completed

After nearly a year of engagement, discussion with and input from residents, community leaders and interested individuals, the Blueprint for the Keweenaw Heartlands (Blueprint) is complete.

This Blueprint is a document produced through a collaboration between the region’s residents, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The document outlines a goal of community-based governance of the Heartlands forest and offers local values and principles for governance and management of the Keweenaw Heartlands well into the future. The Blueprint also documents the public engagement process for arriving at those values and principles and outlines ongoing and future work related to successful implementation of both community-based governance and management of Heartlands.

You can view the final Blueprint for the Keweenaw Heartlands here.

In the news

The Mining Journal: $50,000 received for emergency operations center in Keweenaw Co.

The Daily Mining Gazette: $50,000 received for emergency operations center in Keweenaw Co.

Keweenaw Report: Keweenaw County Receives $50,000 for Development of an Emergency Operations Center from Rural Readiness Grant Program

Outdoor News: Michigan DNR to buy 10,000 acres in Keweenaw Peninsula

WLUC-TV: Michigan DNR, TNC in Michigan discuss Keweenaw Point land acquisition announcement

 
Keweenaw Community Foundation