Article content

Detroit River environmental groups are applauding a $2.3-million funding announcement made by the U.S. government for wildlife and habitat restoration on Stony Island.

The island is located on the river across from Amherstburg’s Texas Road on the Canadian side and is part of the municipality of Grosse Ile. After being used for industrial and dredging purposes in the early 1900s, Stony Island has remained uninhabited for decades and left to its natural state similar to Peche Island in the Windsor area.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Detroit River cleanup groups applaud $2.3-million announcement Back to video

The funding announcement was made by U.S. senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow, who is co-chairwoman of the Great Lakes Task Force.

The funds will go to the Friends of the Detroit River group which will oversee the project to restore large areas of the shoreline on Stony Island to enhance fish and wildlife habitats.

“After years of water pollution and industrial waste being dumped into the Detroit River, I am pleased to see it becoming a dynamic riverfront with many fish and wildlife species returning to the area,” Peters said.