FORESTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FAP)

Kama Ross began her position as the Forestry Assistance Program Forester for Leelanau, Benzie and Grand Traverse Conservation Districts on October 2013.  Most recently she served as the FAP Forester for Wexford and Missaukee Conservation Districts and earlier in her career for Otsego County.  She also enjoyed a career as an outdoor and environmental educator at Kettunen Center, Michigan’s 4-H Conference Center in Tustin. She is very glad to be sharing her passion for forestry with area landowners. Kama is the owner of a 40-acre tree farm in Otsego County. After receiving her forestry degree from Michigan State University, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Paraguay. Kama has three grown children. Traveling and music are two of her other passions which bring joy to her life. She’s looking forward to meeting area landowners and providing forest stewardship assistance.
​Contact Kama at 231-256-9783 or kama.ross@macd.org.

Kama's Korner: Helpful News & Views from Our District Forester

Follow-up care for bare root seedlings

Planting guidance for
​bare root seedlings

Welcome to the Assisted Tree Range Project (ATREP)

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The Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership (MGLP) brings together resource agencies, non-profit organizations, and other stakeholders to protect, rehabilitate, and enhance sustainable fish habitats in naturally formed lakes of the Midwest. They foster collaborations on fish habitat science, education and outreach, and conservation. 

MGLP announces the release of the Shoreline Living booklet, promoting natural lakes shorelines.

Click on the cover image above to download an outstanding resource for lakefront property owners, resource and outreach professionals.

If you are interested in obtaining a hard copy of the Shoreline Living booklet, please contact Erin Fuller with the Van Buren Conservation District at Erin.Fuller@mi.nacdnet.net before July 1, 2020.

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Kama Explains Fall Colors!

Kama Ross featured in The Leelanau Ticker!

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

• Assisted Tree Range Expansion Project
  
• Forestry Assistance Now Available
  
• Forest Pest 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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Oct. 22 — Nov. 5, 2020   •  Thursday evenings 7 to 8 pm

REGISTER HERE

Join us for the family friendly series as we take a closer look at the traces, or ghosts, of the effects of geology, climate and human influence on Michigan landscapes. After attending the series, participants will have the knowledge to recognize these ghostly clues and the skills to determine if the landscape feature is natural or a remnant of historic human use.
Session Descriptions:

• Thursday, October 22: Ecosystem Explorers: Historical climactic and geological influence on forests
• Thursday, October 29: Human influences on forests
• Thursday, November 5: Forest Forensics with Tom Wessels, author of "Forest Forensics: A Field Guide to Reading the Forested Landscape"

The series will be delivered online via Zoom. The cost is free. Upon registration you may attend as many webinars in the series as desired. Registered participants will also receive a link to a website where the recorded educational sessions will be housed.

Registration for Forest Forensics: Ghosts on the Landscape is open.
Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on October 18, 2020.

For information, contact Julie Crick at crickjul@msu.edu or Georgia Peterson at petersog@msu.edu.