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Environment
12:27 pm
Thu March 31, 2011

Conservationists celebrate more than $100 million in state grants

Credit Norm Hoekstra / Creative Commons
Dunes near Saugatuck and Lake Michigan.
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Governor Rick Snyder signed the bill authorizing more than $102 million in grant money for more than 100 recreation projects and land acquisitions across the state. Michigan Radio’s Lindsey Smith reports one of the largest grants will preserve dune-land along the Lake Michigan shore.

Peter Homeyer is executive director of The Land Conservancy of West Michigan.

“West Michigan and a lot of communities around the state are going to see projects now that are going to add to parkland and improve parks right close to home where folks can get out and enjoy nature with this new bill.

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