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Park Township votes to opt into Ottawa County's farmland preservation program

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Development News “Our goal is to build a legacy of sustainable farming and farmland for generations of Michiganders and Michigan grown products,” says MDARD Acting Director Kathy Angerer. Rural Innovation Exchange

Nearly 500 acres of Michigan farmland preserved as a result of this statewide program

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Development News A cooperative invasive species management area technician tags a hemlock tree during a winter hemlock woolly adelgid survey. Rural Innovation Exchange

These 35 projects have been awarded $3.6M to help control spread of invasive species in Michigan

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Development News "Because of this grant, we hope our project will serve as a model for stewardship of historic buildings in our community and promote greater efforts for preservation here in Alpena,” says Alpena DDA Executive Director Anne Gentry. Rural Innovation Exchange

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