ALGER COUNTY, MI— An Alger County project is getting a Fisheries Habitat Grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
The grant program provides funding for a variety of activities, including fish habitat conservation, dam removal and repair, resource assessment studies, and access to recreation opportunities like fishing.
The J.A. Woollam Foundation is getting more than $62,000 to restore a fish passage on the headwaters of the Fox River.
The DNR awarded more than $1.7 million for conservation projects on lakes and streams statewide.