Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat News
The Newsletter of the Great Lakes
Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund
The Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat News is the newsletter of the Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund, published five times per year. The News is intended to provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas among citizens and organizations working to protect aquatic habitats in the Great Lakes Basin.
Volume 14, Number 4 • Fall 2006
Resources
When a Factory Farm Comes to Town: Protecting Your
Township from Unwanted Development: 2006 Edition
of MN Township Zoning Guide Now Available
The 52-page guide, When a Factory Farm Comes to Town:
Protecting Your Township From Unwanted Development, was
developed using input from some of Minnesota’s foremost
experts on township zoning. It focuses on how township
supervisors and residents can use an interim ordinance to
promote responsible development. An interim ordinance allows
a township to apply a temporary ban or moratorium on major
development while the citizens consider creating or amending
zoning ordinances and a comprehensive plan. The manual
includes examples of interim ordinances enacted by Minnesota
townships in recent years, as well as a list of resources.
The 2006 edition of the manual reflects changes that have been
made to state laws over the past several years. These changes
have not weakened township powers but do affect the process of
adopting an interim ordinance.
When a Factory Farm Comes to Town is available at no
charge on the Land Stewardship Project website at
www.landstewardshipproject.org/PDF/township_manual06.pdf.
Copies can also be purchased for $8.00
(that price includes the 6.5 percent Minnesota state sales tax)
by calling the Land Stewardship Project at 612-722-6377.
Economic Value of Great Lakes Coastal Marshes Proves
Protection is Worthwhile
A report released in July 2006 found the value of Saginaw Bay
coastal marshes is worth $239 million dollars, which breaks down
to $3,596 per acre. The report, Economic Values of Saginaw Bay
Coastal Marshes With a Focus on Recreational Values, is the culmination
of a study coordinated by Ducks Unlimited (DU) with support
from the Coastal Management Program, Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ); the National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Great Lakes National Program Office; Michigan
Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and Tip of the Mitt
Watershed Council. The study was designed to quantify the economic
contribution to society of Great Lakes coastal wetlands.
This report highlights the important economic value of intact,
healthy, wetlands along the Great Lakes shoreline.
For more information, visit: http://www.ducks.org/Conservation/
GreatLakesRegionalOfficeContacts/2602/GreatLakesAtlantic
RegionalOfficeContacts.html
Minnesotans for Responsible Recreation
Launches New Website
After overcoming a mountain of technical difficulties MRR's new
website - www.MnResponsibleRec.org - is finally humming
along.
New on MRR’s Website:
Two Comprehensive Resources on Illinois Funders
The Directory of Illinois Foundations, our popular print resource
now in its ninth edition, offers profiles on more than 3,000 grant
makers. The new Directory of Illinois Foundations will be available
on December 5, 2006. If you order the Directory of Illinois
Foundations, ninth edition by November 10, you will receive a
20% discount.
Illinois Funding Source (IFS) allows you to search the same profiles
via an online database. And, IFS is continuously updated to
ensure the most current information is available.
If you have any questions, please direct them to
info@donorsforum.org.
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