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Online vote will determine if Edgewood receives $25,000 grant
Time is running out to vote on a $25,000 grant opportunity up for grabs for The Edgewood High School Storm Water Project. The project, developed in conjunction Butler Soil & Water Conservation District, was named one of eight finalists by MillerCoors and River Network, who have joined together for the second year to award $50,000 in grants to support watershed protection programs.
The Edgewood High School Storm Water Project is an innovative collaboration to preserve the Great Miami River Buried Valley Aquifer quality by treating storm water infiltrating into the ground and also serving as an educational model to the school, local community and the region. This storm water project will act as a land lab for the high school to be a hands-on area for science classes including topics from ecology, botany, biology, hydrology, environmental issues, plant sciences, engineering design, soils, and more. This area will also be utilized for school activities, open to public access, teacher workshops, tours for interested parties/organizations from around the region and state.
The project will be located at the new Edgewood High School, which will be located at 3045 Busenbark Road—what is now known as the Riner Farm. There will be a constructed agricultural storm water area in the NW corner of the property where there is a drainage ditch receiving over 200 acres of agricultural drainage. Agricultural interests in this watershed include 120 acres of cropland, 75 acres of woodland and 15 to 20 acres of pasture land. There are also approximately 1000 head of cattle and 2000 head of hogs being raised in the watershed.
To get more information on the project and to vote, visit the contest Web site by clicking on this link. Voting will remain open until 8 p.m., March 26. Winners announced online March 31.
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