Two areas of Belmont County are among the beneficiaries of grant funding from the Ohio Public Works Commission.

The city of St. Clairsville ($41,465) and Captina Conservancy ($402,750) received money for National Road Bikeway Trail Enhancement and Dysart Woods, respectively.

In all, the Ohio Public Works Commission released 14 conservation project agreements for the month of January, benefitting communities in seven counties, and totaling a little more than $8.1 million.

The Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program is dedicated to environmental conservation, including acquisition of green space and the protection and enhancement of rivers and streams.

Grant recipients agree to maintain the properties in perpetuity so they can persist for future generations. Projects are vetted by the state’s 19 regional natural resource assistance councils.