(MI) Battle Creek Enquirer – Three grants totaling nearly $700,000 will fund three planning and restoration projects that will reduce flooding, improve water quality and help plan for the future, according to Calhoun Conservation District officials.
The district, whose offices are in Marshall, received the following grants:
– Rice Creek Floodplain Reconnection Project, a Clean Michigan Initiative through the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The grant is $247,803, with a $143,426 local match, for a total of $391,229. It’s a three-year project in Marengo and Sheridan townships that began Oct. 1. More