by: Reed Parker, Inside INdiana Business
Posted:
May 5, 2021 / 10:35 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) A multi-state effort to improve water quality and soil in the Western Lake Erie Basin has been awarded millions from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. The effort is being led by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, which received nearly $8 million for the five-year Lake Erie Conservation Partnership program.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Ohio State University are working together with Indiana to focus on erosion control and nutrient and water management. The USDA says funding allows for new conservation programs in the three states to be used as demonstration sites of soil conservation practices.
Multi-state conservation project awarded nearly $8 million for Western Lake Erie Basin
For immediate release: May 4, 2021
LANSING, MI - Recently, the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) announced that a multi-state conservation program led by Indiana and including the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development as a key partner received $7,780,799 to protect natural resources, enhance soil health, improve water quality, and support landowners in the Western Lake Erin Basin (WLEB) region. This is a tremendous opportunity to expand and accelerate the work our states have been doing to preserve and protect our fresh water, which has been a top priority of Governor Whitmer s administration since day one, said
Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021
USDA is investing $330 million in 85 locally driven, public-private partnerships to address climate change, improve the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural viability. Projects are awarded through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).
“The Regional Conservation Partnership Program is public-private partnerships working at their best,” said NRCS Acting Chief Terry Cosby. “These new projects will harness the power of partnerships to help bring about solutions to natural resource concerns across the country while supporting our efforts to combat the climate crisis.”
Through RCPP, conservation partners work in collaboration with NRCS to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to implement systems that conserve water and soil resources, improve the health of wildlife habitats and increase climate resilience
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is investing $330 million in 85 locally driven, public-private partnerships to address climate change, improve the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural viability. Projects are awarded through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).
“The Regional Conservation Partnership Program is public-private partnerships working at their best,” said Terry Cosby NRCS Acting Chief. “These new projects will harness the power of partnerships to help bring about solutions to natural resource concerns across the country while supporting our efforts to combat the climate crisis.”
Waterkeeper meeting: Outlook for walleye fishing is bright, captain says Published by news@presspubli. on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 4:00pm
By:
Tahree Lane Special to The Press
Anglers have hit the jackpot and should enjoy phenomenal walleye fishing for the next five years, fishing-boat captain Don McGee told a group that advocates for Lake Erie. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources estimates Lake Erie contains 100 million catchable walleye, he noted, most in the Western Lake Erie Basin. McGee, of Oregon, who’s been a charter boat captain for 40 years, spoke at the April meeting of Lake Erie Waterkeeper, an affiliate of the international Waterkeeper Alliance. He owns King and Eye Charters.