Two Richland County H2Ohio wetlands projects are among dozens that will benefit from more than $7 million in grant funding, Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced.
“Wetlands are a critical part of H2Ohio to improve water quality in our state,” DeWine said. “Every new wetland we create or restore builds on all the progress we’ve made through H2Ohio over the years.”
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A Richland County Park District Clear Fork Mohican River Wetlands Restoration Project will receive $351,500 and a Western Reserve Land Conservancy Black Fork Oxbow Reconnection and Wetlands Restoration Project will receive $619,734.
Other new wetlands projects are located in Athens, Butler, Clark, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Holmes, Lake and Summit counties. These projects range from wetland restoration to enriching forested stream corridors. They were selected through a competitive grant process, and H2Ohio grant awards fund up to 100% of project costs.
There are 183 H2Ohio wetland sites in Ohio that are in development or completed. Wetlands are scientifically proven to improve water quality by capturing, filtering, and removing excess nutrients, such as phosphorus, from water before it flows into other waterways.
This article originally appeared in the Mansfield News Journal: Richland County wetlands projects among 12 H2Ohio grants awarded
