TRWC Projects

Project #1: 2021                

Property Acquisition Returning To Marsh: $275,000

Almost immediately upon formation, TRWC successfully acquired the former Minier Property in Oak Harbor, consisting of 28 acres of marsh and tillable land.  Originally a productive marsh, the property had been drained for farming purposes.  The intent is to return the entire acreage to a valuable wetland which has already begun as evidenced by the approval to submit the property to the Lake Erie Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP).  Marsh restoration will include dike construction and water control systems all of which is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.

Project #2 :2022 

Invasive Plant Spraying

TRWC in collaboration with several partners is organizing an on-going service to marsh owners providing plant specific spraying to control invasives, which are not supportive of optimal wetlands management.  Funding is currently being secured to employ a naturalist and grant writer for this position.

Project #3: 2023              

Restoring a Marsh: $350,000

From the 28-acre Minier Marsh, 17 acres were converted from tillable fields back to natural wetlands. A feeder ditch was identified to serve as the conduit to bring water from the Rusha Creek after a dike was constructed to retain the newly introduced water. Depressions were created throughout the acreage yielding moist soils to assure successful plantings of Japanese millet as well as prairie grass. Within days of completing construction, mallards were already using this recaptured marsh.