‘Full-circle’ environmental reconciliation in Marshall

While full environmental restoration of our 2010 Marshall release in south-central Michigan was achieved nearly a decade ago, Enbridge has taken another important step in the healing process. Our partner, Native American-owned business 7th Legacy, has used an Indigenous greenhouse to grow and place 25,000 plants around the property, including the four sacred medicines—tobacco, sweetgrass, sage and cedar bushes—of the Anishinaabe culture. “We’ve spent years, now, working on this site in what we would refer to as reconciliation between Enbridge and Mother Earth. I see beauty all around me here today,” says Desmond, managing partner of 7th Legacy. These latest restoration efforts also include a million honeybees, an interpretive trail, and a pavilion to come, and the site is one of the few in the U.S. that’s invasive species free. “It’s frankly beautiful to see this whole thing come full circle like it has,” says Brent, technical manager of Enbridge’s U.S. Tribal Engagement team.