Last Updated: Apr 29, 2021 | 4:33 PM
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The Grey Sauble Conservation Authority is receiving $1,000 to support invasive species education and community action.
The $1,000 will go to Buckthorn Control at the Massie Hills Management Unit, in the Municipality of Meaford.
The Education and Community Action Microgrant Awards For Ontario are part of the Ontario Invasive Species Centre’s 10-Year Anniversary celebrations.
This funding also went to 23 other organizations across the province. Executive Director at the Invasive Species Centre Sarah Rang says, “we are pleased to support the exciting microgrant project work being completed this year to support prevention and management of invasive species.”
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Garlic Mustard (Invasive Species Centre photo)
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. The Invasive Species Centre in Sault Ste. Marie has announced the recipients of its Education and Community Action Microgrant Awards for Ontario.
The winners include three groups that are working to combat invasive plants and animals in Northwestern Ontario, including garlic mustard in Thunder Bay:
EcoSuperior Environmental Programs/Thunder Bay – 5th annual Garlic Mustard invasive plant pull
Grand Council Treaty # 3/Kenora – zebra mussel early detection program
Lake of the Woods District Stewardship Assn/Kenora – zebra mussel settlement sampler community workshops
The Invasive Species Centre, a not-for-profit organization, is giving each of 24 recipients across the province a grant of $1,000 to support their work.