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FY1999 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.