Organizations Aiming to Improve Water Resources, Flood Control in Canada to Receive Grants

In Canada, the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation have awarded grants to organizations for projects centered on protecting water systems and wetlands, extending the Greenbelt designation along major connecting waterways and more.

"The Greenbelt has meant greater protection for water. Our latest grants enhance water resources and ensure a clean source of drinking water for millions of people. They also enhance economic value by delivering over one billion dollars in environmental services through water filtration, waste treatment and flood erosion control," said Burkhard Mausberg, CEO of the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation.

A grant to the Hamilton Conservation Foundation will facilitate the first steps in a 50-year plan that will see the revitalization, protection and enhancement of the Dundas Valley, a glacial re-entrant valley and water resource with wetlands, waterfalls and groundwater supplies.

A grant was also awarded to Credit Valley Conservation to help restore the Credit Valley watershed and identify solutions to keep it viable. Research will be conducted on how to entice farmers and private landowners to restore wetlands on their properties, leading to an incentive program for these landowners to take care of the wetlands, which in turn will improve flood control.

Source: Canada Newswire