Multiple fish and wildlife species and recreational boaters in 21 states will benefit from more than $13.7 million in grants awarded through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Clean Vessel Act (CVA) program. With more than $764,000 going to the Midwest Region, the CVA program helps U.S. states and territories maintain clean and healthy waters. …read more.

By JOANNA GILKESON U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service America’s waterways provide critical wildlife habitat, drinking water for Americans across the country, and recreational opportunities to millions. To advance both purposes, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today more than $16.2 million in funding to 27 states under the Clean Vessel Act grant program. Four …read more.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Steve Roth, property manager at Tri-County Fish & Wildlife Area, North Webster, said Tri-County is still open for hunting and fishing.) Due to a lapse in appropriations that has caused a federal government shutdown, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facilities and lands are now closed to the public and public use activities have …read more.