Community Conservation Grant Program News Today

3:57 “It’s a combination of knowing that Roanoke logperch is there and having that resource concern that we were able to address.” The North Fork of the Roanoke River traverses Montgomery County. Its meandering beauty won it a designation as a National Rural Historic District. But multi use water ways don’t repair themselves, and the wear and tear from all kinds of activities, takes its toll.   It can cost thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, even millions in some parts of t...

Dec 21, 2020 MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition is now accepting applications for the 2021 round of its Community Conservation Grant and Environmental Education Grant Programs. UPEC’s Community Conservation Grant Program is designed to challenge U.P. communities to promote conservation values within their watershed or local area. In the past, short-sighted actions by corporate or individual landowners often degraded the U.P. landscape. UPEC’s Community Conservation Gr...