Plant and Animal life

Learn about Grazing Strategies in Salt Affected Soils, Fencing Strategies to Heal Riparian Areas, How Salinity in Water/Feed Affects Livestock.… Continue reading →

Are you curious about what is going on in the conservation world in Kalkaska County? This is your chance to find out! Join us for a day of discovery and appreciation for the delicate balance between human activity and the preservation of our natural resources. On May 11, we will be ‘touring’ Kalkaska County to…… Continue reading →

Webinar presenters: Mace Vaughan, Xerces Society and John Proctor, Forest Service When we think of pollinator habitat, we often think of gardens and fields, but forests and forest buffers also provide pollinator habitat. This webinar will give listeners ideas on how to create and enhance pollinator habitat and build native seed banks. It will also provide attendees with pollinator…… Continue reading →

Guest Blogger: LeAnn Harner, Board Member, Oliver SCD, North Dakota and Member, NACD Urban and Community RPG When your slope is steep and the weeds are tall – who you gonna call? GOAT POWER! At least, that’s what Briana Murphy and other goat graziers hope. During a March 17, 2016 webinar, Briana detailed how she contracts…… Continue reading →

Today is the 45th Anniversary of Earth Day!  Earth Day began in 1970 and was the brainchild of then Senator Gaylord Nelson.  Senator Nelson was inspired to hold a “national teach-in on the environment” largely in response to the devastation he witnessed following the 1969 oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, California.  The…… Continue reading →