Our Spring 2024 Native Seedling Sale is now closed.
Pickup information:
Friday, April 19 from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Saturday, April 20 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Beulah Village Park Pavilion
7122 Prospect Ave, Beulah, MI 49617
Pickup information:
Friday, April 19 from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Saturday, April 20 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Beulah Village Park Pavilion
7122 Prospect Ave, Beulah, MI 49617
For any questions, please contact our office:
231-882-4391
info@benziecd.org
231-882-4391
info@benziecd.org
Plant native, preserve nature
Join the hundreds of Michiganders supporting local conservation through our fall and spring seedling sales. The Michigan native tree species in our catalogs are featured alongside a variety of grasses and wildflower blends, each carefully selected to match Benzie County's ecology. Through these sales, you are not only supporting Benzie Conservation District, but are also:
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Introducing the Neighbor Network
Need some help planting all of your seedlings? Love planting trees but don’t need anymore yourself? Then this new program is for you!
This new community program was designed to connect volunteers with local landowners who need help planting their seedlings. Our role in the Neighbor Network is to create a space where participants can connect, develop a shared understanding of best tree planting practices, and have the opportunity to arrange planting dates/times together. These plantings are not BCD events, but rather, we are fostering this community in the spirit of volunteerism.
If you missed the spring 2024 mixer on April 2, but are interested in future Neighbor Network events, please email us at info@benziecd.org to ask how to get involved.
This new community program was designed to connect volunteers with local landowners who need help planting their seedlings. Our role in the Neighbor Network is to create a space where participants can connect, develop a shared understanding of best tree planting practices, and have the opportunity to arrange planting dates/times together. These plantings are not BCD events, but rather, we are fostering this community in the spirit of volunteerism.
If you missed the spring 2024 mixer on April 2, but are interested in future Neighbor Network events, please email us at info@benziecd.org to ask how to get involved.
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Planting Trees for Climate Resiliency with the Assisted Tree Range Expansion Project
During our spring sale, you can find a variety of species local to our region, as well as some that are more common in lower parts of Michigan. Those seedlings are part of the Assisted Tree Range Expansion Project (ATREP) line and are strategically chosen to support climate change research in our region.
ATREP is a citizen science initiative developed in response to the ongoing and impending impacts of climate change felt in our region. Simply defined, assisted range expansion is, “the human assisted movement of species to areas just outside their established range in response to climate change, facilitating or mimicking natural range expansion.” This project involves private landowners and community groups in reforestation using tree species where the native ranges reach their upper limits in southern to middle lower Michigan. By establishing species that are predicted to thrive in our region, you can help to increase ecosystem diversity, offset widespread tree die-offs, and ultimately improve the resilience of our future forests. |
Maddy Baroli, ATREP project manager; and Kama Ross, former BCD forester, explain more about ATREP.
For other ATREP questions, please contact District Forester Ellie Johnson at ellie.johnson@macd.org |