2021 EVENTS
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Tues, March 11, 2021 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Location Zoom Meeting Registration Email: Karen Long, klong@leelanau.gov |
Spring Planting Workshop: Press Release
The Leelanau Conservation District is sponsoring a Spring Planting Workshop on Tuesday, March 9, 6:30-8:00 pm virtually via Zoom. It's time to start planning for your spring planting projects! Join LCD Staff to learn about the bare root native tree and shrub seedlings available through the Conservation District this spring. Gain understanding on matching the right tree to the right site for the right reason with Resource Specialist, Tom Adams and District Forester, Kama Ross. Advanced planning, preparing the site, amending the soil, proper planting techniques and follow-up care will all be discussed to help you have good success with any sized planting project. Also learn, about some new species to plant through our Assisted Range Expansion Project, ATREP, with Maddy Baroli, Project Manager. Planting species that are native to central and southern Michigan hopes to help mitigate the challenges of climate change and help keep our forest landscape diverse and vibrant. Visit www.atrep.net for more information. Conservation Districts across the country have been offering quality, affordable trees and shrubs for decades. This workshop will help landowners make good decisions as they make planting decisions. There is no cost to attend the workshop, but registration is required to receive the Zoom link, and can be done by contacting Karen Long, at the Leelanau Conservation District at 231-256-9783, or klong@leelanau.gov, by March 8. |
2020 EVENTS
Does Biochar have any effect on climate change?
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Celebrate National Biochar Week by joining us for a free Zoom presentation all about biochar on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 7:00pm!
During this interactive presentation, we will discuss what biochar is, how it's made, the benefits of utilizing biochar, biochar's carbon sequestration potential, and more! Registration is required so sign up today! REGISTER: https://gtcd.wufoo.com/forms/mchq39h1ysdnsz/ A Zoom link to join the presentation will be sent to you via email the day of the event. |
Forest Forensics: Ghosts on the Landscape
Oct. 22 — Nov. 5, 2020 • Thursday evenings 7 to 8 pm |
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:
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. |
Women Owning Woodlots
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The Women Owning Woodlands web project strives to bring topical, accessible, and current forestry information to woodland owners and forest practitioners through news articles, blogs, events, resources, and personal stories. We support women in forest leadership, women who manage their own woodlands, and all who facilitate the stewardship of forests.
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Photos from the Winter Walk in Interlochen on December 13, 2019 |
