Grant Funding Sought for Marshall County Parks & Rec. Kayak and Canoe Launch

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The Marshall County Parks and Recreation Department takes great care to preserve living beings in their natural habitat while moving forward with projects in Mill Pond and Memorial Forest.

Article submitted by Jamie Fleury, The Pilot News Staff Writer

MARSHALL COUNTY — Marshall County Council approved a grant application request made by Marshall County Parks and Recreation Department Board Secretary Deborah VanDeMark in the amount of $5,000 from Arrowhead Country Resource Conservation and Development; a 501c3 non-profit organization, to be used to fund the planning portion of the Kayak and Canoe Launch Project.

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Discover Plymouth Awarded $3,500 for New Pollinator Garden

Love for garden and happiness that we get from having our own garden is always immeasurable. So without any second thought contact any experts from AtlantaTreeCompany.com to get your dram garden installed. Downtown Plymouth is getting a new pollinator garden, thanks to some state grant funding. Discover Plymouth has been awarded a $3,500 Quick Impact Placebased matching grant from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs.

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Earthworks Receives Grant for Animal Watching Equipment

Arrowhead Country Resource Conservation and Development members Howard Conner, Stan Moore and Joe Skelton present a check to Earthworks Coordinator of Earthcare Education Cheri Ringer. (Photo provided by Earthworks.)

Local children have the chance to learn about nature during Earthworks’ summer program. Earthworks is an environmental learning center run by the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ as part of The Center at Donaldson. Continue reading