On The Ground
2 Days, 300 Hawthorn Seedlings and 480 Lbs. of Garlic Mustard
It has been a productive week for MUCC and our OTG Jr. Program! Despite an OTG Jr. event cancellation due to poor weather on Thursday, May 9th, me, Shaun, Autumn and Morgan still went out to Cass City to complete the tree planting project. After meeting with DNR Wildlife Biologist Tammy Giroux, we drove out…
Read MoreMUCC Welcomes New Habitat Volunteer Coordinator
Hello, My name is Makhayla LaButte, and I am excited to introduce myself as the new Habitat Volunteer Coordinator with Michigan United Conservation Clubs. Born and raised in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, I have experienced first-hand the value of Michigan’s natural resources and the challenges we face in conserving them for sustainable, multiple uses. So ingrained…
Read MoreOTG Jr: Reese Outdoors Club Volunteers to Enhance Pheasant Habitat
Thursday morning, April 25th, Shaun and I were joined by the Reese Outdoors Club out of Reese High School at the Denmark State Game Area. The club focuses on teaching kids about our natural resources and how to get involved in conservation and fun outdoor recreational activities. The club has been around since 1993 and…
Read MoreOTG: 3,900 Oak Trees Panted at Barry State Game Area
On Friday, April 19th, Consumers Energy joined MUCC for yet another OTG project on Friday. There were a total of 20 Consumers Energy employees from areas around the southwest region. What was unique about the volunteers was that not all were from the same department or even facility. They had several retired Consumers Energy employees…
Read MoreMUCC receives $100k for new On the Water program
Michiganders will soon be filling recycling bins and dumpsters and improving aquatic habitat thanks to a new program called On the Water (OTW). Through a Consumers Energy Foundation Planet Awards grant, Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) received $100,000 to kick-start this OTW initiative — a spin-off of the organization’s wildly-popular On the Ground (OTG) program.…
Read MoreSpring Event Season Has Sprung
With mid-April comes snow rain showers and Earth Day events. Last week on the 13th, Camp Director Max Bass headed down to Chelsea to participate in their spring expo. Max was down in camps back yard trying to recruit campers and staff for the 2019 season. Historically this event has been a great spot to…
Read MoreOTG Jr. Gets Muddy at the Sharonville State Game Area
On one of the first warm days of the spring season, the OTG Jr. program was hard at work in the Sharonville State Game Area (SGA). The first OTG Jr. project of the season found a group of 10 high school students working to clear brush and fallen woody debris from a drain to improve…
Read MoreGood Turnout for Chainsaw Safety Training
For the fifth time, MUCC completed yet another successful Chainsaw Safety Training this past weekend (March 30th & 31st). The event was at full attendance with twenty-five individuals and five instructors. The Heavy Equipment Response Coalition, a non-profit organization, voluntarily helped run the course. Scott Peterson, a private business owner who specializes in teaching and…
Read MoreDucks, Dogs, Rabbits, Families and Pheasants
One of the ways we are going to be able to reach new hunters is through partnership. Last weekend MUCC had the opportunity to take part in an event that was a great example of how working together can make a big difference. On March 23, I helped to serve as a hunter safety instructor…
Read MoreMUCC & Huron Pines AmeriCorps at the Ultimate Sports Show – Grand Rapids, MI
This past weekend, Shaun McKeon, Morgan Warda, and I were at the Ultimate Sport Show in Grand Rapids from Thursday, March 14th to Sunday, March 17th. This sports show and many others like it, that MUCC staff attend, are produced by ShowSpan. This show marks my first time ever being behind a vendor booth or…
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