FORESTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FAP)

Ellie Johnson began her position as the Forestry Assistance Program Forester for Leelanau, Benzie and Grand Traverse Conservation Districts on October 2021.  She hails from Erie, Pennsylvania, and earned her B.S., Environmental Biology, and B.S.E. in Secondary Biology Education from Clarion University. Her M.S. degree is in Forest Resources and was earned at Clemson University in South Carolina. Ellie looks forward to meeting area landowners and providing forest stewardship assistance.
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​Contact Ellie at 231-866-0103 or ellie.johnson@macd.org.

How-To Videos for Seedling Care

Follow-up care for bare root seedlings

Planting guidance for
​bare root seedlings

Visit the following pages to learn about the forestry services offered through the District:

• Assisted Tree Range Expansion Project
• Forestry Assistance 
• Forestry Events
• Forest Pest and Disease Alerts
• Forestry Referrals
• Qualified Foresters Serving Leelanau County
• Qualified Forest Program (QFP) – Property Tax Incentives
• Timber Sale Assistance
• Women Owning Woodlands

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