Posts by Kristina Kennedy
On the Ground Volunteer Highlight: Zachary Dalton
Meet Zachary Dalton, local hunter, angler, outdoor enthusiast, and avid On the Ground (OTG) volunteer! Zachary is from Saginaw, but he has participated in six OTG volunteer events throughout Michigan during the past year. He attended his first OTG project back in October of 2022, where he worked alongside other volunteers to plant and fence…
Read MoreOn the Ground: Volunteers plant 100 mast-producing trees on public land in Kalkaska County
On Saturday, October 14, 2023, MUCC’s On the Ground program partnered once again with biologist Gib King of Land Ethic LCC to host volunteers at a mast-producing tree planting and brush pile building event in the Traverse City Forest Management Unit (Kalkaska County). In total, 23 volunteers planted one-hundred 5-6 foot trees including various crabapple,…
Read MoreVolunteers plant hundreds of native wildflower and grass plugs in an effort to restore one of Michigan’s most imperiled habitats
On Saturday, October 7, 2023, volunteers joined MUCC’s On the Ground program in partnership with Kent Conservation District at Cannonsburg State Game Area in Kent County to help plant native plugs in an active oak savanna restoration site. Historically, oak savannas were a dominant habitat type in the Midwestern region. Michigan has lost the majority…
Read MoreOn the Ground: Volunteers Join Conservation Partners in Enhancing Elk Habitat in the Pigeon River Country State Forest
On Saturday, September 23, 2023, a motivated group of volunteers put in some major sweat equity in the Pigeon River Country State Forest by improving habitat for elk and other wildlife. MUCC joined Michigan Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for their Annual Fall Rendezvous and Habitat Workday in partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.…
Read MoreOn the Ground: Volunteers Install a Native Pollinator Garden on Kellogg Community College Campus
On Wednesday, September 12, a group of students, faculty, staff, and alumni volunteers gathered outside the Davidson Building on Kellogg Community College’s (KCC) Battle Creek campus to join On the Ground in creating important pollinator habitat. After just a couple hours of work, volunteers planted and mulched an 80-foot garden bed just outside the entrance…
Read MoreOn the Ground is headed back to Kalkaska County! Will you join us in improving wildlife habitat on public land?
Join MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program in partnership with Land Ethics, LLC as we plant mast-producing trees in the Traverse City Forest Management Unit in Kalkaska County. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 10am-3pm. Lunch and all necessary equipment will be provided! We will be planting and fencing mast-producing trees that produce…
Read MoreOn the Ground Volunteer Highlight: Valerie Knurr
Meet Valerie Knurr, career outdoors woman and brand new On the Ground (OTG) volunteer! Valerie participated in her first OTG project last weekend in the Shingleton Forest Management Unit in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Making the trek all the way from Northern Wisconsin, we knew we had to give her a shout-out! Valerie earned a degree…
Read MoreOn the Ground is headed back to the Upper Peninsula next weekend! Will you join us in planting trees and shrubs for wildlife?
Join MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program in partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) as we plant approximately 100 masting trees and shrubs throughout three openings in the Garden Grade Grouse Enhanced Management Site (GEMS) in Delta County. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, August 26 from 10am to 3pm. This project is…
Read MoreOn the Ground to partner with Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Michigan DNR for fall tree planting project in elk country
MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program is excited to be partnering-up with Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) for their annual rendezvous work weekend in Elk Country! Join us on Saturday, September 23 from 10am-2pm as we plant approximately 100 oak and apple trees in the Pigeon River Country State Forest outside of Vanderbilt, MI in Otsego County.…
Read MoreOn the Ground: Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
On the Ground (OTG) is here to help you take advantage of these warm, sunny Michigan days before they’re gone! Join us as we put our boots to the ground to improve wildlife habitat on public lands throughout Michigan. As always, all volunteer projects are family-friendly and open to the public. Registered volunteers will receive…
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