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The Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network (WIN)
has announced grant funding awards totalling nearly $150,000. Four
projects, including an innovative dam alternatives prioritization project, a
conservation tillage risk protection program, a wildlife habitat challenge
cost-share program for conservation districts, and a unique watershed
education mobile display will share the funding provided by the 12 foundation
and corporate partners of the WIN effort.
WIN has also announced the opening of its Spring
2003 funding round. Projects that support
sustainable solutions to environmental, community, and economic challenges may
qualify for funding. Projects that cross governmental boundaries,
encourage partnerships by leveraging resources, and balance a long-term
focus with short-term, "on the ground" results are given priority.
WIN's funding priorities for 2003 are in the areas of wildlife habitat, water
resources, land use, agriculture/pollution prevention,
communication/eco-marketing/education, and sustainable business
strategies. Projects must be completed within the 22 county boundary of
Michigan's Saginaw Bay Watershed.
WIN welcomes pre-proposals from nonprofit
organizations that advance the search for sustainable solutions to current
watershed challenges. We are responsive to new ideas, new research and new
approaches, recognizing that such innovation is necessary to move the concepts
of sustainability forward in the Saginaw Bay Watershed,
For more information, see the WIN website at www.saginawbaywin.org , or contact Mike
Kelly at The Conservation Fund at 989-662-6024. |