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Funding Opportunity to Benefit Natural Resource Conservation in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

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Serene Lake Huron. Photo courtesy of Jimmy Brown/Creative Commons. The Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) funding opportunity  for research proposals that address high priority knowledge gaps associated with natural resource conservation and management in the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. announced today a The LCC has identified five distinct areas of research this year that will inform effective conservation and management by resource practitioners and decision-makers. Research projects under consideration for 2014 funding must address one or more of the following science needs: Identifying high priority coastal wetland areas for the Great Lakes region Identifying high risk areas for coastal erosion, sediment sources and accretion areas, and best management practices to address sediment transport concerns across the Great Lakes Facilitate integration of climate change information and strategies into State Wildlife Action...