Lieut. Gov. Timothy Murray joined Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rick Sullivan to award $504,117 in grants to seven nonprofit organizations to preserve 212 acres of open space across Massachusetts.
The awards will fund projects in Marstons Mills, Middleborough, Ware, West Brookfield, Hampden, Westford, Westport and Worcester.
Awarded through the EEA's conservation partnership grant program, the grants help nonprofit organizations leverage funds to purchase land for conservation or recreation.
Funding for conservation partnership grants comes from the energy and environment bond bill Gov. Deval Patrick signed in 2008. The program has since awarded 100 projects resulting in the protection of 3,141 acres with an investment of $5.1 million in EEA funding.
