New York Sea Grant and the state Department of Environmental Conservation have selected Northern Forest Canoe Trail, Inc. as one of eight recipients of funding
New York Sea Grant (NYSG) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have selected Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper, Erie County and the Town of Evans as three of eight recipients of funding through the New York Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York Sea Grant (NYSG) announced $388,289 in grant awards for eight projects that address the diverse environmental needs of waterfront communities in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River region.
Participants will learn about watershed management, aquatic resources and invasive species management. WHIRL (Water and Habitat on the Indian River Lakes) is a program that started in 2019 as a collaboration between the Indian River Lakes Conservancy, the Indian River Central School District, the Friends of Recreation Conservation and Environmental Stewardship program at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, the Izaak Walton League and the St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management. This yearâs program begins Wednesday, July 14 and meets for a full day every Wednesday through Aug. 25. Participants can expect to kayak several lakes and learn to assess and improve water quality through nature-based shoreline approaches. They will also participate in a research project to raise and release a Eurasian watermilfoil-eating weevil bug to help control unwanted, invasive plants in the Indian River Lakes.