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          <ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt>0</ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>701 W CLOVERDALE ROAD</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt>0</ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>701 W CLOVERDALE ROAD</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <USAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>701 W CLOVERDALE ROAD</AddressLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>MI</StateAbbreviationCd>
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        <OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp>
          <PersonNm>WILLARD L PIERCE</PersonNm>
          <USAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>701 W CLOVERDALE ROAD</AddressLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>MI</StateAbbreviationCd>
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        <OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp>
          <PersonNm>TERESA HEIDE</PersonNm>
          <USAddress>
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        <OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp>
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          <USAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>701 W CLOVERDALE ROAD</AddressLine1Txt>
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        <OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp>
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          <PersonNm>RICK HEMERLING</PersonNm>
          <USAddress>
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          <PersonNm>E HOLSTE</PersonNm>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>701 W CLOVERDALE ROAD</AddressLine1Txt>
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        <Description3Txt>SCHOOL &amp; GROUP PROGRAMS - IN 2024, THE INSTITUTE CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH HASTINGS AREA SCHOOLS, AND THE FOCUS WAS MAINLY ON SUPPORTING THE MANY NEW ELEMENTARY TEACHERS AS THEY LEARNED TO TEACH THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM. FIELD TRIPS GREW FROM 222 IN 2023 TO 243 IN 2024, WITH 11,092 STUDENT AND TEACHER CONTACTS.</Description3Txt>
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        <Description4Txt>PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION - THE INSTITUTE HAD A STRONG YEAR OF PROFESSIONAL OUTREACH AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION. IN 2024, STAFF GAVE 15 PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS TO AUDIENCES OF UP TO 300 PEOPLE AT REGIONAL CONSERVATION CONFERENCES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS AND WERE HONORED WITH A NATIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNER AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION. THE INSTITUTE SUPPORTED HANDS-ON LEARNING THROUGH CLIMATE RESILIENT LAND MANAGEMENT (CRLM), ENGAGING STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS, AND LOCAL PARTNERS IN 495.5 HOURS OF STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, PRESCRIBED BURNS, PLANTINGS, AND SEED COLLECTION. COLLABORATIONS WITH GROUPS LIKE THE AIR ZOO, BARRY CONSERVATION DISTRICT, AND THE MATCH-E-BE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND OF POTTAWATOMI INDIANS EXPANDED CONSERVATION IMPACT ACROSS BARRY COUNTY. STEWARDSHIP-LED PROJECTS IN PRAIRIE AND OAK SAVANNA RESTORATION AND TRAIL DEVELOPMENT ALSO PROVIDED VALUABLE FIELD EXPERIENCE.</Description4Txt>
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          <SubmissionDeadlinesTxt>NO SUBMISSION ARE ACCEPTED.</SubmissionDeadlinesTxt>
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        <ProgramServiceRevenueDtl>
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