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18 watershed organizations awarded EGLE conservation, education grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Robert Sweet, Nonpoint Source Grants Coordinator, SweetR@Michigan.gov, 517-612-9765
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced 18 grants totaling $600,000 for projects that will support watershed organizations with conservation and educational efforts.
The Watershed Council Support grants are funded under Michigan s Public Act 166 of 2020. Grants were limited to $40,000 per applicant and the projects must be put into action within a year of receiving the grants.
Among the projects funded: Environmental outreach to targeted audiences including underserved communities and non-English speaking households; monitoring to detect and control aquatic invasive species and support boat cleaning stations; support watershed management planning; support farm-based conservation planning; and coordinate water quality monitoring among local units of go
Want to learn about that weed in the lake? North Country Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (NCCISMA) and the Muskegon River Watershed Assembly (MRWA) can help you with that.
The organizations will be hosting a free, one-hour Question and Answer Webinar on April 15, 2021 at 3 p.m.
MRWA says you will learn how to get connected with monitoring area lakes for aquatic invasive plants by enrolling in the Exotic Aquatic Plant Watch (EAPW).
The Watch trains participants on how to identify five aquatic invasive plants and spot them before they take over a lake.
Erick Elgin, aquatic ecologist and water resource educator at Michigan State University Extension, will give a short presentation followed by the question and answer session. You ll also get information on how to register to participate as a volunteer with the MiCorps Cooperative Lake Monitoring Program (CLMP). For more information, send an email to: emma.costantino@macd.org or mrwa@ferris.edu.
Former Grand Rapids mayor among governor-appointed trustees for West Michigan universities
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
Posted Dec 30, 2020
Ferris State University s board of trustees will now include former Grand Rapids mayor George Heartwell, who was appointed to the position by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. (MLive file photo)
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Former Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell is among Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s appointees for various university governing boards in Michigan.
Heartwell, who retired as mayor in 2015, and Ronald Snead, of Stanwood, were both appointed to the Ferris State University Board of Trustees this week, according to a news release from the governor’s office.
Heartwell and Snead succeed outgoing trustees Robert Hegbloom and Lori Gwizdala, respectively, whose terms expire Dec. 31. The two new appointees will serve on the board beginning Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2028.
Former Grand Rapids mayor appointed to Ferris State University Board of Trustees
Bill Bitzinger
and last updated 2020-12-28 13:22:22-05
LANSING, Mich. â Former Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell has been appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to Ferris State Universityâs Board of Trustees, a news release said Monday.
Heartwell currently serves as a member of the Great Lakes Water Quality Board, Muskegon River Watershed Assembly, Newaygo Economic Development Corporation, Environmental Law and Policy Center Michigan Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals for the City of Newaygo and for Garfield Township.
His term will begin Jan. 1 and lasts until Dec. 31, 2028.