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Benzie Conservation District

Preserving and Enhancing the Natural Resources of Benzie County

This month at the district: May 2025

5/1/2025

 
Welcome May! This month brings the start of field season, where our staff will spend more time outdoors doing field research, offering site visits, and leading volunteer events. See below for more events and opportunities to get involved in local conservation.

Upcoming events:
  • 5/2: Native Seedling Sale pickup day 1
  • 5/3: Native Seedling Sale pickup day 2
  • 5/6: Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Hike with Plant It Wild (rescheduled)
  • 5/10: Nature Journaling: free creative workshop and hike with Judy Kelly
  • 5/10: Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program: insect collection and aquatic invasive species surveying with our Conservation Specialist.
  • 5/22: Garlic Mustard Workbee: volunteer event with our partners at GTRLC and ISN.
Visit our events page for details and registration links. Visit our seedling sale page for pickup information.

Office hours:
Our standard office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm, closing intermittently for fieldwork or meetings. On May 1-3, staff will be at the Beulah Village Park Pavilion leading our Native Seedling Sale. We will be closed for Memorial Day on May 26.

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PO Box 408
Beulah, MI 49617
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  • Events
  • About
    • Annual Reports
    • Benzie Natural Resource Assessment
    • BCD Policies
    • Board Directors & Meetings
    • Staff
    • Employment
    • Volunteer
    • Links
    • Contact Us
  • Programs & Services
    • Aquatic Invasive Species
    • Critical Dunes
    • Education & Outreach >
      • Beach Clean Ups
      • District Readers
      • Leave No Trace/Salmon in the Classroom
      • Nature Hikes
    • Forestry Assistance Program
    • Invasive Species
    • Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program
    • Natural Resources Conservation Service
    • Produce Safety
  • SEEDLING SALES
  • Store
    • Shipping & store policies
  • Benzie Waters
    • NW Michigan Watersheds Coalition
    • Platte and Betsie River Clean Sweeps
    • Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program
    • Watersheds
  • Donate