Grants: Land Use
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Farmland and Open Space Preservation Project
This project developed a voluntary farmland and open space program with the objective of preparing Saginaw County to be eligible for state and federal matching funds for Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) programs. This project was a partnership between the Saginaw County Chamber-sponsored Vision 2020 project and the Saginaw County Farm Bureau. While the primary objective of the project was to develop a working farmland and open space preservation program, a parallel objective is to increase awareness of the value of conserving these lands. The project focused on partnership building, leadership development, grass-roots education and technical assistance.
Kawkawlin River Watershed Public Education Program and Impervious Surface Analysis
This project had three components: watershed signage, a watershed poster, and an impervious surface analysis. Proposed by a consortium of organizations (Kawkawlin River Conservation Partnership) working in the 250 square mile watershed, the intention of this project was to build general awareness of the watershed (poster/signage) and to look at and review (in cooperation with various agencies) the growing areas of impervious surfaces in the watershed and their corresponding impact on water quality. It was not the intention of the consortium to dictate an anti-growth strategy as part of the impervious surface analysis. Rather, it was to point out better models for growth and land use.