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Conservation district reports bridge near completion; fundraising needs about $167,000
Summary
Grand Traverse Conservation District staff updated the county on education and agricultural programs, said the Ottawa Footbridge is 70% installed with an anticipated spring 2026 opening, and reported a $1.5 million campaign that has raised just under $1.4 million, leaving roughly $167,000 to close.
Representatives from the Grand Traverse Conservation District presented the district’s annual report and highlighted education, agricultural and conservation work across the county, and provided a detailed update on the Ottawa Footbridge fundraising and installation.
Kofi, who introduced the district staff, described multiple program areas and invited commissioners to visit the district’s facilities. Aspen Shupek, the district’s education specialist, detailed K–12 and preschool nature programming, summer day camps and field trips aligned with Michigan and national science standards; she described the Discovery Boardwalk as a living laboratory…
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