The Blanchard River Watershed  Partnership is in the application stage of a $29,930 grant, which if received, will benefit the Middle Riley Creek watershed.

The $29,930 grant, called a Great Lakes Basin mini-grant, is for cost sharing with farmers who use cover crops and conservation tillage in the Middle Riley Creek watershed, according to Phil Martin, watershed director.

That announcement and other news items concerning the BRWP are in the district’s spring newsletter. A copy of the newsletter is an attachment at the bottom of this story.