May 17, 2010
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) and the Great Lakes Commission announced today that seven organizations have been chosen to receive volunteer water quality monitoring grants under the Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) Program.
The MiCorps Program was established by Governor Jennifer M. Granholm to involve and assist the state's volunteer water quality organizations with water quality assessments, protection, and stewardship of Michigan's lakes and rivers. These volunteer dependent monitoring groups further expand the existing network of committed citizens who are working hard to monitor water quality in Michigan.
The seven organizations sharing nearly $50,000 in grant funds to support their volunteer monitoring work beginning in 2010 are:
1. Michigan Trout Unlimited - $17,562 to monitor 14 sites in the Kalamazoo, Rogue, Au Sable, and Pilgrim Rivers watersheds.
2. Branch County Conservation District - $15,403.81 to monitor 10 sites in the Hodunk-Messenger Chain of Lakes watershed, a subwatershed to the Coldwater River.
3. Flint River Watershed Coalition - $10,111.55 to expand their current monitoring program in the Flint River watershed to include new monitoring sites.
4. Muskegon River Watershed Assembly - $3,000 to design a monitoring strategy for the Hersey River watershed.
5. Gogebic Conservation District - $2,000 to design a monitoring strategy for the Black River, a tributary to the Presque Isle River.
6. Cannon Township (Kent County) - $1,054.25 to design a monitoring strategy for Bear Creek, a tributary to the Grand River.
7. Midland Conservation District - $866.37 to design a monitoring strategy for Sturgeon Creek, a tributary to the Tittabawassee River.
For additional information about the Michigan Volunteer Stream Monitoring grants, please e-mail Mr. Paul Steen, Huron River Watershed Council, at psteen@hrwc.org.
The DNRE is committed to conserve, manage, protect, and promote accessible use and enjoyment of the state's environmental, natural resource, and related economic interests for current and future generations.
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