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FY 1999 Great Lakes Projects
Conservation Planning in the Huron
Watershed
| Conservation Planning in the Huron Watershed
(GL975027-01-0: $25,000) |
| Recipient: Huron River Watershed Council |
| Project Period: 9/15/99 to 8/31/01 |
| Project officer: James Schardt (312) 353-5085 |
| Conservation Planning in the Huron Watershed
(GL975027-01-0: $25,000) |
| Recipient: Huron River Watershed Council |
| Project Period: 9/15/99 to 8/31/01 |
| Project officer: James Schardt (312) 353-5085 |
The Huron River Watershed is currently the cleanest river in Southeast
Michigan. The watershed supports a multi-million dollar fishery, is home
to threatened and endangered species, and contains two-thirds of the
region’s public recreational lands. The Huron River Watershed Council is
engaged in several projects aimed at preserving open spaces and wildlife
habitat in the Huron River Watershed, modeled after the Chicago Wilderness
program.
This project will fund the habitat inventory components of their
ongoing work. The Watershed Council staff will gather existing data
regarding open spaces, building on the work done by the Michigan Natural
Sources Inventory, National Wetlands Inventory, and other efforts. A
"Gap Analysis" will also be performed to target rare ecosystems
or communities. All of the information will be stored as multimedia and
geographic information system (GIS) databases. This project will support
publicly accessible computer-based tools for evaluating land use options
for informed community planning.
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