Forestry Assistance Program
2019 Winter/Spring Workshops
BENZIE, GRAND TRAVERSE, AND LEELANAU CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
- Small Farms Conference, Friday January 25—Saturday January 26th Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, Acme. Great sessions and information booths throughout the two-day event. The Forestry Assistance Program will be manning a booth—come join us! For more information visit: www.smallfarmconference.com/
- "American Chestnuts Today" by Dr. Carmen Medina Mora, Tuesday, February 5, 6:30 - 8:00 pm, Grand Traverse Conservation District, 1450 Cass Road, Traverse City. Join Dr. Medina Mora, from Michigan State University’s Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, as we discuss the return of the American Chestnut. Contact the Leelanau Conservation District at 231-256-9783 for more information.
- Gaylord Ultimate Hunting Expo, March 15-17, FAP Foresters will hold a booth, for more information visitwww.gaylordhuntingexpo.com/
- Spring planting workshops in all three counties:
- Leelanau CD—Wed. March 20, 6:30-8:30 pm, 8527 E. Government Center Drive, Suttons Bay. Emphasis on invasive species removal techniques with and without the use of chemicals by Liana May, Borealis Consulting and Katie Grzesiak NW Michigan Invasive Species Network Coordinator. LCD staff with recommendations on the native plants to replace them with.
- Benzie CD—Thurs. March 21, 6:30-8:30 pm, Homestead Township Hall, Honor, "Remove Invasives; Plant Natives!"
- Grand Traverse CD—date tbd
- Hands-on Pruning Demonstration with Fritz Girrbach of Brothers Tree Service, Saturday, March 23, 10:00 am to noon, GTCD, 1450 Cass Road, Traverse City. Before the trees leave dormancy, learn how to do corrective pruning on all types of trees and shrubs. $5/person. Contact the Leelanau Conservation District at 231-256-9783.
- "Forest Mushrooms," presentation by Linda Schribner, Wednesday, April 3, 6:30-8:30 pm, Mills Community Room, Benzonia. Linda is a certified forager who can commercially harvest and sell wild mushrooms in Michigan, $10/person. Contact the Benzie Conservation District at 231-882-4391; aime@benziecd.org.
For more information or to register, contact Kama Ross, District Forester, Leelanau, Grand Traverse and Benzie Conservation Districts
at 231-256-9783, or kama.ross@macd.org.
Forestry Events 2018
Contact District Forester, Kama Ross, for more information:
kama.ross@macd.org or call 231-256-9783
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kama.ross@macd.org or call 231-256-9783
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Safety & Woods Worker (SAWW) Chainsaw Safety Training
SAWW Training is an umbrella organization that promotes safe and efficient chainsaw use, for both professionals and backyard chainsaw operators. The four full-day course begins January 24, 2018, and is designed for both professionals and backyard chainsaw operators. The program is limited to 10 participants and we would like to offer the opportunity to tree professionals, as well as to area landowners. Click on link to download flyer. 
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Forestry Field Day at Interlochen Center for the Arts!
Saturday, September 9, 2017; from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Interlochen Center for the Arts, 4000 Highway M-137, Interlochen
"Ties to the Land": Family Forest Planning Workshop
Saturday, September 16, 2017; from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Grand Traverse Conservation District, Boardman Nature Center Community Room, 1450 Cass Road, Traverse City Got spring fever? Click here for info on our Planting Workshop!
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2016 Events
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DNR Public Meeting for Forest Planning
Wed, July 12, 2016, 4 pm, TC Center, 2122 M-37 |
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