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In 2019, the Adopt-A-Game-Area program raised $389,515 for grassland restoration and improvement projects at southern Michigan state game and recreation areas.
The program, a partnership between the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Pheasants Forever and the Hal and Jean Glassen Foundation, allows corporations, individuals and organizations to sponsor grassland habitat projects on state-managed lands they use and appreciate.
“Financial support from our dedicated chapters, as well as corporate giving from a wide range of businesses, allowed the Adopt-A-Game-Area program to flourish in its first year,” said Ben Beaman, Michigan coordinating wildlife biologist with Pheasants Forever. “This program is setting a high bar for grassland restoration efforts throughout the state’s southern tier and has proven extremely additive to the Michigan Pheasant Restoration Initiative.”
Program partners would like to recognize the following organizations for their generous contributions to the program in 2019.
Gold sponsors ($25,000 and up):
- Consumers Energy Foundation
- DNR Wildlife Habitat Grant Program
Silver sponsors ($5,000 to $24,999):
- Bay Area Community Foundation – Environmental Endowment Fund*
- Branch County Pheasants Forever
- Consumers Energy Foundation*
- DNR Wildlife Habitat Grant Program*
- DTE Energy Foundation*
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation – Southeast Michigan Resilience Fund*
- Clair County Pheasants Forever*
(Organizations with an asterisk were silver sponsors for multiple projects.)
Bronze sponsors ($500 to $4,999):
- Allegan County Pheasants Forever
- Anonymous donor
- Bay Area Community Foundation – Northern Bay County Fund*
- Enbridge Inc.*
- Grand Valley Pheasants Forever
- Gratiot County Pheasants Forever
- Ingham County Pheasants Forever
- ITC Holdings Corporation*
- Macomb County Pheasants Forever
- Michigan Pheasants Forever State Council
- Monroe County Pheasants Forever
- Safari Club International – Flint Regional Chapter
- Saginaw County Pheasants Forever
- Washtenaw County Pheasants Forever
(Organizations with an asterisk were bronze sponsors for multiple projects.)
“Support of the Adopt-a-Game-Area program provides valuable nesting habitat, brood-rearing habitat, foraging habitat and winter habitat for a wide range of wildlife including deer, turkeys, pheasants, ducks, cottontail rabbits, songbirds and pollinators,” said DNR upland game bird specialist Al Stewart.
Sponsors are recognized on a kiosk at the game area, on the Pheasants Forever website and Facebook page, on the DNR website, in an annual press release and in additional publicity materials.
Those interested in becoming a sponsor can earn gold, silver or bronze sponsorship levels with a tax-deductible donation to enhance the quality of life for Michigan’s wildlife and residents. Contact Ben Beaman at BBeaman@PheasantsForever.org or 313-418-4341 to make a donation in support of Michigan state game areas.
To learn more about the Adopt-a-Game-Area program and the Michigan Pheasant Restoration Initiative and to see a full list of program sponsors and the projects they funded, visit:
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