NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Conservation Partners
Project Title: Increase Landowner Adoption of Wetland Construction to Address Nutrient Pollution Run-Off (IL)
Organization:
The Wetlands Initiative
Project ID:
2004.19.066572
Description:

Accelerate implementation of constructed wetlands, reducing nutrient runoff in priority watersheds across Bureau, Ford, LaSalle, Livingston, and Marshall-Putnam counties in north-central Illinois. Project will reach 300 landowners, install six new constructed wetlands and increase on-the-ground sustainability efforts.

Award Amount:
$143393.06
Location:
North-central Illinois, targeting Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall-Putnam, Livingston and Ford counties