On The Ground
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With more than 3,300 volunteers and more than 155 wildlife habitat improvement projects completed, the On the Ground (OTG) program has impacted wildlife habitat on public land throughout Michigan. As we look back and review the previous habitat improvement field seasons, we are compiling data and reports to build a comprehensive picture of the OTG…
Read MoreVolunteer for Michigan Wildlife in 2022
As the new year begins, MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) wildlife habitat improvement program is gearing up to launch its 2022 habitat field season. Starting in January and continuing throughout the year, the OTG program is excited to offer a full schedule of events for volunteers to attend across Michigan. Below are the events currently…
Read MoreOn the Ground: Youth Wood Duck Nest Box Building Event Open for Registration
Join Marion Springs Conservation Club (MSCC) and MUCC for a wood duck nest box building event at MSCC in Brant, MI on Saturday, January 29, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a free event geared toward youth age 14 and under in the region, and all materials and lunch will be provided…
Read MoreState Game Area Highlight: Petersburg SGA
Located less than twenty minutes from the Ohio border and hardly an hour from the heart of Detroit, the 616-acre Petersburg State Game Area in Monroe County is a favorite location of many outdoor enthusiasts in Southeast Michigan. Known for quality small game and upland game bird hunting opportunities, this state game area is also…
Read MoreOn the Ground: 2021 Year In Review
Despite limitations early in the 2021 field season due to continued COVID-19 restrictions, the On the Ground (OTG) program was still able to improve habitat across the state of Michigan during the 2021 fiscal year (October 2020 through September 2021). While a typical field season includes approximately 20-25 habitat projects, the OTG program hosted 11…
Read MoreOn the Ground Volunteers Invited to Take Program Survey
With more than 3,300 volunteers involved in our program and more than 165 wildlife habitat improvement projects completed, the On the Ground (OTG) program has impacted wildlife habitat on public land across Michigan since its inception in 2013. As we look back and review the past nine field seasons, we are compiling data and reports…
Read MoreOTG Concludes 2021 Fall Field Season with Tree Planting Near Kalkaska
On Saturday, October 16, 2021, 12 volunteers with MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program planted, mulched and fenced 52 mature mast-producing trees on public land near Kalkaska. This was the final OTG event of 2021, and it was the third project that OTG has done in this region in the last twelve months. OTG volunteers…
Read MoreMUCC Partners with TNC to Continue Habitat Improvement Efforts at Petersburg SGA
On Saturday, October 9, 2021, Michigan United Conservation Clubs’ (MUCC) On the Ground(OTG) program partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to plant the native wildflower blazing star within the Petersburg State Game Area ( Petersburg SGA). This was the second event OTG has done with TNC in the rare oak openings region of Southeast Michigan.…
Read MoreOn the Ground: MUCC Partners with NWTF and Camp Grayling to Continue Northern Michigan Wildlife Openings Enhancement Project
On Saturday, October 2, 2021, Michigan United Conservation Clubs’ On the Ground (OTG) program partnered with the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and Camp Grayling to plant 100 mast-producing trees throughout multiple openings within Camp Grayling. A group of 31 volunteers met at the Grayling DNR Field Office Saturday morning before traveling as a group…
Read MoreOTG Volunteers Plant Trees in the Escanaba River State Forest in Menominee County
On Saturday, September 18, 2021, a group of 11 volunteers gathered in the Escanaba River State Forest in Menominee County of the Upper Peninsula to plant native trees and shrubs throughout a 9.5-acre parcel of public land. Home to a larger habitat restoration effort by the Michigan DNR and the Menominee County Pheasant Club, the…
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