Benzie Conservation District |
To preserve and enhance
the natural resources
of Benzie County
the natural resources
of Benzie County
 The Benzie Conservation District is hosting an "Aquatic Workshop" Wed, October 16th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Mills Community House in Benzonia.
If you've ever wondered about water quality, or how to participate in monitoring the health of local waters, this is the event for you! MSU Extension speakers, Dr. Jo Latimore and Erick Elgin, will share with us marvels of the water world, the importance of citizen science, and offer hands-on aquatic plant identification. Light refreshments will be provided. Thanks to funding from the Huron-Manistee National Forest, this special event is free to the public! Please register for this free event by contacting Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator, Jane Perrino at 231.882.4391; jane@benziecd.org. Wed, April 3rd, at Mills Community House, Benzonia, 6:30 to 8:30 pm  Our presenter and Naturalist, Linda Scribner, is a Certified Wild Mushroom expert, licensed to commercially harvest and sell wild mushrooms in Michigan. Linda brings dried fungi specimens, sharing mushroom biology and the key features to look for when identifying different species. Linda will teach us about the basic biology of mushrooms and help us identify edible and non-edible wild mushrooms of Michigan’s forests. Whether you are interested in mushrooms for the table, or want to identify something you saw in the woods, please join us to learn more about the fascinating, but often misunderstood, world of fungi! Discussion will also include the ecological importance of such mushrooms in the forest.  Emphasis on invasive species removal techniques with and without the use of chemicals by Liana May, from Borealis Consulting, and Katie Grzesiak, NW Michigan Invasive Species Network Coordinator. Benzie CD staff will provide recommendations on the replacement native plants from our Spring Seedling catalog!
This event is free and open to the public; no registration required. |
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