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Habitat For Animal And Plant Preservation Inc.
To provide restoration and protection of endangered species and their habitats with a hands on educational experience for children.
Description:
HAPPI is a grassroots organization that combines restoration ecology with children's education. For the next six years, the Kids for Karners Project will be the main focus of work being conducted in the Battle Creek area.
Kids for Karners is a project whereby children will receive education on habitat restoration, endangered species, pollinators, their life cycle with emphasis on the endangered Karner. The educational programs will be handed down by the National Wildlife Federation to local teachers and staff. After receiving the information in the classrooms. Children will begin the propagation of their very own Wild Lupine at the Leila Arboretum greenhouses. Their last field trip will be to Woodland Park and Nature Preserve, where they will plant their seedlings into the resoration site. It is hoped that by the end of the second or third years planting, the habitat will be large enough to sustain the Karner and with the assistance of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Karners will be introduced into the park.
The Board of Directors consist of:
Chalon Luke Lindsley President
David Sims Vice President
Daniel R. Allen Secretary/Treasury
History:
Beginning in 2005 and formally organized in 2007, HAPPI began forming partnerships with local, state and federal agencies and organizations. The "Kids for Karners" project evolved from a model project conducted by the National Wildlife Federation and the New Hampshire Department of Natural Resources.
The City of Battle Creek donated the use of Woodland Park and Nature Preserve for planting of Wild Lupine for the Kids for Karners project.
Contact people:
Office fax number: (269) 962-9096
Address:
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25 West Michigan Avenue Suite 1403Battle Creek, MI 49017(See a map) |
Web Site: None specified
Directions:
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Our offices are located in the Heritage Tower, the tallest building in the exact center of downtow Battle Creek on West Michigan Avenue
Nearest Bus Stop: Main terminal behind building, 1 minute minute walk |
| Last updated on February 24, 2009 |
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