District Six Natural Resources Assistance Council (NRAC) approves three projects for Clean Ohio Greenspace Conservation Funding.

The District Six NRAC met on Friday, January 20^th to select and vote on applications. With over $3 million dollars available for projects, the District approved three projects totaling request of

$1,574,562.  The selected applications were submitted to OPWC for final funding approval.  

Kinsman Swamp Restoration:

• Applicant: Trumbull County MetroParks
• Land Acquisition: 196.38 acres in Kinsman Township
• Restoration Components: Revert farmed/agricultural land back to native meadows and re-establish vernal pools.
• Total Project Cost: $1,150,965
• Clean Ohio Funding Request: $789,715

Range Four Preserve:

• Applicant: Trumbull County MetroParks
• Land Acquisition: 79.86 acres in Lordstown
• Land Features- Pin Oak forest, wetland transition zones, wet meadows, marsh lands.
• Total Project Cost: $942,200
• Clean Ohio Funding Request: $642,200

Hawkins March Improvements:

• Applicant: Mill Creek MetroParks
• Improvements to previously acquired land through Round 15a of Clean Ohio (161.76 acres in Smith Township)
• Improvements include parking, hiking trails, trail signage, educational signage.
• Total Project Cost: $190,196
• Clean Ohio Funds Requested: $142,647

The next program year for Clean Ohio will begin March 1^st, 2023.  All district information for this program year will be made available on Eastgate’s Clean Ohio Conservation Fund website,  https://eastgatecog.org/programs/environmental-planning/clean-ohio-conservation-fund, after March 1^st, 2023.