GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 28, 2024) – The effort to improve water quality while addressing an invasive pest has received some financial support.
Earlier this month, the Ottawa County Board had awarded a nearly one million-dollar contract to the Ottawa Conservation District for a water quality monitoring initiative through the office of County Water Resources Commissioner Joe Bush. This is aimed at spotting potential sources of pollutants within county watersheds, along with targeting areas for future reduction efforts.
Meanwhile, the West Michigan Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area also received over $313,000 from various sources to continue hemlock wooly adelgid treatments for native Eastern hemlock trees, as well as looking for infestations by insects on other plant life in the county.
Master Gardener Jan Meeuwsen of DeBruyn Seed in Zeeland has kept a sharp eye on this hemlock wooly adelgid situation.
The Ottawa Conservation District is holding a spring native plant sale this coming Saturday, June 1, from 9 AM to 1 PM at the Hemlock Crossing Nature Center. More information on this fundraiser and the OCD is here.
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