Wyoming

STIHL Inc. recently announced the winners of its 2022 Hearts of STIHL program, an initiative to care for the environment through the preservation of our nation’s state parks. The 2022 Hearts of STIHL winners, representing the nation’s six state park regions, have each been awarded a $20,000 grant to help fund sustainability, recovery, conservation, or environmental education programs. The recipients of the Hearts of STIHL grants by region and some examples of how they will use their grants are as follows: Northeast – Roxbury Heritage State Park – Massachusetts Stewardship Corps after-school program, 8-week high/middle school program Southeast – Chewacla State Park – Alabama Partnership with the City of Auburn and Auburn University College of Forestry Wildlife and Environment for non-native invasive species removal Central – Inks Lake State Park – Texas Storm damaged and diseased tree replacement, native tree planting, eco-system maintenance North Central – Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park – Kentucky Tornado recovery, trail recovery and enhancement, equipment and material purchase Northwest – Wyoming State Parks – Wyoming Installation of pollinator demonstration gardens at five Wyoming state parks Southwest – Spooner Lake State Park – Nevada Improved biomass disposal, purchase of portable mill and wood kiln The awarded grants will be managed by America’s State Parks Foundation, ensuring that all funding will support environmental efforts and educational programming. More than 25 parks applied for the grant, with a broad variety of funding and support needs. “America’s State Parks have had record levels of visitation across the country this ...