Gun River Watershed Project
The Gun River Watershed (Watershed) encompasses an area of 73,272 acres in Allegan and Barry Counties, Michigan. The Gun River flows from Gun Lake through agricultural land into the urbanizing area of Otsego Township, Allegan County, where it joins the Kalamazoo River.
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Primary Contact
Shawn McKenney
Project Manager
Rabbit/Gun River Watershed Projects
Allegan Conservation District
1668 Lincoln Road
Allegan, MI 49010
Ph 269-673-8965 ext. 3
Ph 269-673-9671
Kalamazoo Water Quality Trading Project
The Allegan Conservation District and the Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians have joined efforts to provide 75% cost-share for the installation of agricultural best management practices in the Kalamazoo River Watershed. 
The funding for the project is provided through a Targeted Watershed Grant on the Kalamazoo River. We have installed over $80,000 in cost-shared practices in 2007. These conservation practices included a roof run-off management system, exclusion fencing, no-till payments, cover crops and manure management plans. These practices help producers to be competitive in a continuously evolving growing market. How can you gain an edge on the agricultural market and improve your crop yields and reduce fertilizer use? The Targeted Watershed Grant is the answer.
The Targeted Watershed Grant pays 75% of the cost to install best management practices that reduce phosphorous to surface waters in the Kalamazo River and Lake Michigan. Phosphorous enters our surface water attached to soil particles from agricultural fields, erosion sites, fertilizers and in animal and human waste. Your neighbor’s farm may already be taking advantage of this great opportunity to receive 75% cost-share for phosphorous reducing practices! Why not your farm?
The application process is quick and the selection process for funding is based on the geographic location of your farm. For full details call Shawn McKenney at the Allegan Conservation District 269.673.8965 x