Agreement Number
695D2117115
Awardee Name
The Nature Conservancy
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Recycling water shed nutrients by using wetland invasive plants to improve crop soil health and fertility while reducing downstream nutrient loads.
Awardee State/Territory
Michigan
Involved States/territories
Michigan
Award Year
2017
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$74,942.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Water Quality
Conservation Practice(s)
Mulching
Nutrient Management
Project Background
To address tow major challenges to the Great Lakes of excess nutrients from agricultural sources and invasive species by examining the costs and benefits of recycling nutrients within a watershed.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No