
Senator and State Building Commission Member André Jacque of De Pere has announced that the State Building Commission approved $104,072 in Stewardship grant funding for six area groups that support state parks and wildlife areas in Brown, Calumet, Door, and Manitowoc Counties.
The Collins Mash Wildlife Area will be getting $4,072 for safety upgrades to the Public Workshop Site, while The Brillion Wildlife Area will receive $20,000 for the second phase of their Marsh Platform project.
The remaining funds will go to the Peninsula, Potawatomi, and Heritage Hill State Parks.
Sen. Jacque, who was appointed to the Commission at the start of 2021, said this funding, “Highlights the importance of the natural environmental features that make our area so unique in Wisconsin.”