Spring 2009 Grant Recipient

Applicant:
Mary Muter
Georgian Bay Association Foundation
291 Glengrove Ave.
Toronto, ON M5N 1W3 Canada
416-489-8101
E-mail: mmuter@sympatico.ca
Website: www.gbafoundation.ca
Lake Basin: Lake Huron

Adopt A Wetland
Spring Project Grant Award: $2000
Project Summary:
Using their Georgian Bay-specific Aquatic Plant Guide, designed by McMaster University's wetlands experts, the GBA Foundation will train volunteers to identify and catalogue aquatic plants in their local wetlands. If invasive species such as Eurasian Milfoil or new Phragmites Australis are found by volunteers, McMaster University doctoral students will confirm the species and will remove it manually. When the work is completed, the Foundation will submit all data to partner McMaster University for inclusion in a comprehensive Georgian Bay wetland inventory. This inventory will enable assessment, monitoring and protection of the wetlands for years to come.

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Freshwater Future builds effective community-based citizen action to protect and restore the water quality of the Great Lakes basin. We work toward this goal by providing financial assistance, communications and networking assistance and technical assistance to citizens and grassroots watershed groups throughout the Great Lakes basin. Through these efforts we work with over 1,800 grassroots watershed groups and citizens to protect and restore the rivers, lakes and wetlands in their communities. Freshwater Future, Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

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