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Article: Kresge makes grant for river gateway.(News)(Kresge Foundation)(Brief article)

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March 27, 2006
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Byline: Anjali Fluker

The Kresge Foundation awarded Wayne County Parks a $50,000 planning grant to design a "green'' gateway to the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in Trenton.

The grant will be combined with a $100,000 DTE Energy Foundation planning and engineering grant awarded last summer to Friends of Wayne County Parks to develop a visitor's center certified by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

The building could include a green roof, photovoltaic ...

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