... Announcement of Major Water Quality Initiative in Saginaw Bay
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$20 Million Farm Bill Partnership Will Boost On-Farm Conservation to Protect Water Quality
Leaders from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Michigan Agri-Business Association (MABA) today announced a major new initiative to help farmers and agribusinesses protect and improve Saginaw Bay water quality.
"Boosting conservation on farms throughout the region will protect a clean water supply for communities, sustain the health of the Saginaw Bay, and demonstrate agriculture's continued leadership in protecting our environment. The engagement of the private sector in this project is exciting and brings a new dimension to conservation programs."
(Jim Byrum, president of MABA) ...
The Saginaw Bay watershed is the largest watershed in Michigan, comprised of 5.5 million acres across 22 counties. More than 900,000 people rely on the watershed for drinking water. About half of land in the watershed is used for agricultural production, a major regional job creator. ... Information on the program is available at http://nature.ly/saginawRCPP.
(*condensed version of article)
$20 Million Farm Bill Partnership Will Boost On-Farm Conservation to Protect Water Quality
Leaders from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Michigan Agri-Business Association (MABA) today announced a major new initiative to help farmers and agribusinesses protect and improve Saginaw Bay water quality.
"Boosting conservation on farms throughout the region will protect a clean water supply for communities, sustain the health of the Saginaw Bay, and demonstrate agriculture's continued leadership in protecting our environment. The engagement of the private sector in this project is exciting and brings a new dimension to conservation programs."
(Jim Byrum, president of MABA) ...
The Saginaw Bay watershed is the largest watershed in Michigan, comprised of 5.5 million acres across 22 counties. More than 900,000 people rely on the watershed for drinking water. About half of land in the watershed is used for agricultural production, a major regional job creator. ... Information on the program is available at http://nature.ly/saginawRCPP.
The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working to protect the most ecologically important lands and waters around the world for nature and people. To date, the Conservancy and its 1 million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 120 million acres worldwide, including more than 371,000 acres in Michigan. The Nature Conservancy is working to make the Great Lakes watershed among the most effectively managed ecosystems on Earth. For more information, visit http://nature.org/michigan.
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