{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.stabenow.senate.gov/news/stabenow-applauds-nearly-10-million-public-investment-for-two-land-and-water-conservation-projects-in-michigan", "Stabenow Applauds Nearly $10 Million Public Investment for Two Land and Water Conservation Projects in Michigan", "2016-12-21", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "MI", "Debbie Stabenow", "S000770", "www.stabenow.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Stabenow Applauds Nearly $10 Million Public Investment for Two Land and Water Conservation Projects in Michigan \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Support made possible by the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, created by Stabenow\u2019s 2014 Farm Bill \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tWednesday, December 21, 2016\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today applauded the United States Department of Agriculture\u2019s announcement of nearly $10 million in federal funding, that will be matched by private investments, to support land and water conservation in the Lower Grand River Watershed and Huron River Watershed. Support for these two projects \u2013 as well as six ongoing projects in Michigan \u2013 comes through the 2014 Farm Bill\u2019s Regional Conservation Partnership Program, authored by Stabenow.\r\n\u201cToday\u2019s announcement is great news for our farmers and local partners who are committed to restoring the Lower Grand River and Huron River watersheds and builds on the historic investments in land and water conservation that we have already made across Michigan,\u201d said Senator Stabenow. \u201cWhen we established this program in the Farm Bill, it was exactly these types of innovative partnerships \u2013 along with the ongoing partnerships to protect the Saginaw Bay, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, St. Joseph, and others \u2013 that we envisioned.\u201d\r\n\u201cThe Grand Valley Metro Council is very pleased to hear that funds were awarded through the RCPP program to further our conservation efforts in the Lower Grand River Watershed,\u201d said John Weiss, Executive Director of the Grand Valley Metro Council. \u201cThe funds will restore habitat in the Grand River and address resource concerns in agricultural areas upstream. We are excited to be working with so many partners on this regionally significant project.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cThis opportunity to bring funds to our region for conservation speaks to the capabilities of the partners and their desire to leverage actions as individual organizations into a partnership that benefits the entire Huron River watershed and the Great Lakes,\u201d said Douglas Koop, Executive Director of the Legacy Land Conservancy.\r\n\r\nDetails of the Michigan projects:\r\n\u00a0\r\n$8 Million \u2013 Lower Grand River Watershed Habitat Restoration \u2013 Farmland Conservation Project\r\n\u00a0\r\nThe Farmland Conservation Project will receive $8,000,000 to help farmers and landowners address water quality concerns, restore habitats for fish and wildlife, and revitalize 2.5 miles of the Lower Grand River Watershed. The Grand Valley Metro Council and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will partner with over 20 local organizations on this project. The Lower Grand River Watershed includes the City of Grand Rapids as well as Northern Kent, Newaygo and Muskegon Counties.\r\n\u00a0\r\n$1.8 Million \u2013 The Huron River Initiative \r\n\u00a0\r\nThe Huron River Initiative will receive $1,825,880 to help farmers and landowners address soil and water quality concerns in the upper Huron River Watershed. The Legacy Land Conservancy and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will partner with five local organizations on this project. The Huron River Watershed spans a land area of more than 900 square miles and drains water to the Huron River through hundreds of tributary creeks and streams. The Huron River\u2019s drainage area includes seven Michigan counties including: Oakland, Livingston, Ingham, Jackson, Washtenaw, Wayne and Monroe.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.stabenow.senate.gov/news/stabenow-applauds-nearly-10-million-public-investment-for-two-land-and-water-conservation-projects-in-michigan"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9351340122520924, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}