Local conservation authorities team up to produce videos on shoreline activity
A series of four videos to help people better understand shoreline activity.
Conservation
Oswego to host first summer 2022 Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange Workshop, July 25 at Rice Creek Field Station
New York Sea Grant (NYSG) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) have announced the Summer 2022 Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange (GLEEE) Workshops for teachers, environmental educators, and homeschoolers at sites in Oswego, Massena, Rochester, and Buffalo. Read the full story by Oswego County Today. Read the full story Tags: Daily…
Cover crop funding now available to all Ohio producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced a second round of funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives (EQIP) Cover Crop Initiative. Read the full story by Ohio’s Country Journal. Read the full story Tags: Daily News, Ohio
McNaughton, Thompson only region MPPs given cabinet posts
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Monte McNaughton remains minister of labour, immigration, training, and skills development, while Huron Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson is back as minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs.
Great Lakes Commission awards grants to conduct aquatic invasive species outreach to boaters this summer
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) announced today that it will award more than $65,000 in grants to Tribes and local organizations in the Great Lakes region to conduct outreach to boaters this summer as part of the Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Landing Blitz. “We know that aquatic invasive species…
Coastal Conservation Youth Corps offers free outdoor education
The Lake Huron Coastal Centre is looking for young people between 14-18 to join their Coastal Conservation Youth Corps program in Goderich and Port Elgin,
Conservation program partnership targets farms in three Michigan watersheds
The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) was reinstated earlier this year and reimburses farmers for following proper conservation practices. To be eligible for the program, land must have a cropping history, or planting history, of four out of six years between 2012-17 and have been owned at least one year prior to applying.
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Grant to fight invasive species in local lakes
The Lapeer Conservation District in eastern Michigan received a grant through the Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz, a weeklong outreach event held throughout the Great Lakes basin to raise awareness about preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species. Read the full story by The County Press. Read the full story Tags: spread, Daily…
Fine issued after cottage build in Bayfield didn’t have permits
One of the concerns the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority has is if people start taking matters into their own hands and start building or altering the shoreline without any permits.
Saugeen Valley Conservation issues water safety statement
With a rainfall warning in effect for all of Midwestern Ontario, The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority has issued a water safety statement.
A father and his daughter pulled from water at Grand River Conservation Authority
A 33-year old man from Mississauga and his 7-year old daughter were in an inflatable boat when it flipped over early Saturday evening.
Walkerton graduate accepts legacy award
The Walkerton Clean Water Legacy Award has been presented to a Walkerton District Community School graduate who is studying environmental biology at McGill University in Montreal.
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