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18 watershed organizations awarded EGLE conservation, education grants
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Robert Sweet, Nonpoint Source Grants Coordinator, SweetR@Michigan.gov, 517-612-9765
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced 18 grants totaling $600,000 for projects that will support watershed organizations with conservation and educational efforts.
The Watershed Council Support grants are funded under Michigan s Public Act 166 of 2020. Grants were limited to $40,000 per applicant and the projects must be put into action within a year of receiving the grants.
Among the projects funded: Environmental outreach to targeted audiences including underserved communities and non-English speaking households; monitoring to detect and control aquatic invasive species and support boat cleaning stations; support watershed management planning; support farm-based conservation planning; and coordinate water quality monitoring among local units of go
Year in review: Elections held in spite of pandemic
Dec. 30, 2020
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A poll worker answers a voter s question from behind a sneeze guard during the Aug. 5 election. Manistee County Clerk Jill Nowak reported this year s elections ran smoothly despite the additional coronavirus precautions. (File photo) Show MoreShow Less
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EDITOR S NOTE: This is part of the News Advocate s Top 10 stories of the year (in no particular order) revisiting and recapping the biggest news in Manistee County in 2020.
MANISTEE COUNTY The protests, pandemic and deep-seated political divisions that came to define 2020, also colored its election season.
With four elections scheduled, poll workers knew going in that 2020 would be a busy year, but set against the backdrop of a pandemic would prove to be an even greater challenge.