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The initiative’s target is to install 3,000 acres of new conservation cover, two-miles of two-stage ditches, 800 acres of wetland easements and over 2,500 conservation practices. ....
Bill To Remove State Protections For Wetlands, Passed By Committee Unable to load the audio player. playpausemuteunmute Bill To Remove State Protections For Wetlands, Passed By Committee A state Senate bill that would remove protections for Indiana’s wetlands passed out of committee on Monday by a vote of 8-3. Supporters of the bill say the state’s unnecessary wetland regulations have driven up home prices and caused headaches for farmers. Jeff Cummins is with the Indiana Farm Bureau. He said farmers have a hard time understanding the state’s complex wetland regulations and sometimes they prevent them from working their land. ....
KANKAKEE â Edwin âEdâ James Mullady, 94, of Kankakee, died peacefully on Sunday (Dec. 13, 2020) after a short illness. Loving husband, father, son, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather, Ed was a kind man whose life was devoted to preserving the environment, in particular the Kankakee River. In 2009, the Bourbonnais Friendship Festival committee asked him to be the grand marshal of their grand parade. At the time, local writer Mary Ann Kirsch wrote a lovely article about Ed, and she has graciously allowed his family to include portions of it here: âSelecting Ed Mullady as the Grand Marshall for this yearâs Grand Parade was truly a simple choice. For, if there were an official River Keeper for the Kankakee, he would be the choice, hands down. It is a role heâs taken on for well over 50 years and one he will hang on to as long as he can. ....