The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced grant funding to lake organizations, nonprofits and municipal and county governments throughout Wisconsin on Monday.
The nearly $6 million in grants provide cost-sharing for projects that restore and protect surface water. Surface water is all water open to the atmosphere, including rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, impoundments and wetlands.
This year, the program received 471 applications from eligible applicants requesting nearly $7.3 million. Of the applications received, 426 grants were awarded, totaling over $6.1 million.
Some projects include education and outreach activities, management planning, habitat restoration, runoff management, water quality improvement projects and aquatic invasive species prevention and management.
“It is always rewarding to see implementation and restoration projects get funded that will have a long-lasting positive impact on our water resources,” Michelle Nault, Wisconsin DNR lakes and rivers section manager, said in a statement.
