Posts by lschultz
SUPPORT AND PROTECT THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
Guest blog by Hannah Clark, Land & Water Conservation Fund Coalition The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), one of the most important federal programs for conserving habitat and providing public access to lands and waters, turned 50 this month. Established in 1964 through a bipartisan act of Congress, the promise of LWCF was to use a…
Read MoreOTG 2017 SEASON COMES TO AN END AT THE GRAYLING STATE FOREST
This Saturday, volunteers with MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program will be partnering with the Department of Natural Resources, the National Wild Turkey Federation, and Camp Grayling for a wildlife habitat improvement project under their Wildlife Habitat Grant. A total of 150 trees will be planted to improve habitat for the areas turkey, whitetail deer, black…
Read MoreOTG IMPROVES WILDLIFE HABITAT IN THE NORTHERN LOWER AND UPPER PENINSULA
Last weekend was a busy one for MUCC’s On the Ground program and volunteers. On Friday, a group of 12 volunteers removed small trees and shrubs from a 20-acre area at Inspiration Point in the Pigeon River Country State Forest to restore the area to a wildlife opening. Then, on Saturday, a group of 23 volunteers planted…
Read MoreLANSING AREA TEACHERS BUILD BRUSH PILES AND MEET OTG JR
Last week, an On the Ground event was hosted at the Rose Lake State Game Area with the GRAND Learning Network as part of their annual orientation. This week, MUCC’s OTG program is focusing on wrapping up the project season with three more events. Coming up this Friday, August 25th, OTG will be joining the NCCC…
Read MoreOTG JR MEETS THE GRAND LEARNING NETWORK
Tomorrow, MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program will be partnering with Lansing’s GRAND Learning Network to complete a rabbitat project at the Rose Lake State Game Area during their annual orientation day. There will be 25 teachers attending the orientation from schools in the Greater Lansing area. While this event will be conducted with adults, the focus will…
Read MoreORIENTAL BITTERSWEET OUT-COMPETING NATIVE SPECIES
The Oriental Bittersweet plant is known as Celastrus orbiculatus. According to the DNR, the oriental bittersweet plant is already established throughout Michigan. Celastrus Orbiculatus was brought to the states from Japan, China, Korea and other parts of Asia in the late 1800s. Their proliferation in Michigan is due to the dispersal of seeds by birds and pollinators. The invasive…
Read MoreUPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE WILDLIFE HABITAT WITH MUCC AUGUST 2017
Keep an eye out for more opportunities to improve wildlife habitat in your most treasured public land areas coming up in August. Volunteers with MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program have completed 17 projects throughout the state for the current cycle already, but there will be a handful more projects in August and September. So far…
Read MoreNRC RECAP FOR JULY
Antler point restrictions were shot down in a six-county tuberculosis management area despite mixed emotions among commissioners at the monthly Natural Resources Commission meeting. The 4-2 vote regarding Deer Management Unit 487 followed more than an hour of debate that pitted Quality Deer Management Association members and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources against the…
Read MoreMUCC VOLUNTEERS REMOVE OVER 500LBS OF TRASH FROM THE MANISTEE & CLINTON RIVERS
Over the past two weekends, volunteers with MUCC’s On the Ground program and the Metro-West Steelheaders participated in two river clean-up events. Last weekend, a total of 63 volunteers participated in the 3rd Annual Manistee River Clean-up to improve fish habitat and spawning areas from Tippy Dam to Rainbow Bend. This past Saturday, a total of…
Read MorePURPLE LOOSESTRIFE AND MICHIGAN'S ECOSYSTEMS
Purple Loosestrife is such a pretty plant! Of course it’s pink/purple flowers catches the eye, but is it benefiting our Michigan ecosystems? The species was introduced to the states from various parts of Asia and this pretty plant has made its way into almost every state in the US. Read on to see the affects…
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