Dr. Fred Anliot Set Up Fund for Improving the Little Miami River Watershed
Dr. S. Fredrik Anliot, emeritus professor of biology, worked to enhance the quality of the environment in southwest Ohio during his 35 years on Wilmington College’s faculty and during his retirement. The Clinton Streamkeepers are offering grants from a fund named in Anliot’s memory as a means for others to continue his work.
(PICTURED) Fred Anliot leads a nature tour along Lytle Creek in 2004.
This endowed fund offers restricted gifts for the improvement of water quality in the Little Miami River and its tributaries in Clinton and Greene counties. The grant funding is available for various amounts for projects related to water quality including, but not limited to: stream cleanups, monitoring, buffer strips, wetland restorations and other habitat work.
Anliot, who died in December 2012 and included the basis of the grant funding in his estate plans, studied the watershed extensively, authoring articles and the book, The Vascular Flora of Glen Helen, Clifton Gorge and John Bryan State Park.
Organizations who may receive the grant can include, but are not limited to, civic groups, environmental organizations, nonprofits, schools or educational institutions, and watershed groups. The grant application is due March 16, with grants being awarded around April 16. More information, including a downloadable application can be found at greenalliancecc.com.
