U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Chippewa/East Mackinac Conservation District to teach older adults to monitor and protect water quality in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Nineteen organizations nationwide will share almost $500,000 in EPA Aging Initiative grants. The recipients include state and local health and environmental offices, regional councils of governments, universities and community colleges, a community foundation, and aging-related non-profit groups.
The Chippewa/East Mackinac Conservation District will work with public education institutions, non-profit organizations and older residents to form a network of skilled, knowledgeable, senior volunteer Water Guardians. The Guardians will provide support to local, state and federal regulators in assessing and protecting ground and surface water in the region.
Source: EPA
