On The Ground
On the Ground: Volunteers Plant Mast-Producing Trees on Public Land in the Eastern UP
On Saturday, June 10, 2023, 13 volunteers braved the rain and a swarm of biting insects in the Upper Peninsula to plant trees in the Newberry Forest Management Unit, and they managed to have fun while doing it! In this partnership project hosted in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) Wildlife Division…
Read MoreThe summer volunteer event you’ve been waiting for! Join us for our Annual Manistee River Clean-Up on July 15
Join MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program in partnership with Steelhead Manifesto as we clean-up trash in and around the Manistee River starting and ending at the High Bridge Boat Launch in Brethren. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, July 15 from 9am to noon (please arrive 5-10 minutes early to sign-in and pick-up supplies). Find more…
Read MoreOn The Ground Junior: Berkley School District Students Plant Native Trees and Build Brush Piles at Chesterfield Township State Game Area
On May 23 and May 24, 2023, sixth grade students and faculty from Norup International School participated in MUCC’s On the Ground Junior (OTG Jr.) program in an effort to improve wildlife habitat at the Chesterfield Township State Game Area (SGA) in Macomb County. Previously a mix of agricultural fields and forest fragments, this SGA…
Read MoreOn the Ground: Volunteers remove thousands of feet of old barbed wire from Potterville State Game Area
On Saturday, May 20, 11 volunteers joined MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program in partnership with Eaton Conservation District and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to remove old, degraded barbed wire fencing at Potterville State Game Area in Eaton County. This small but mighty crew removed approximately 10,000 feet of barbed wire from the…
Read MoreBrush Hour! Reese Middle School Volunteers Remove Invasive Vegetation and Build Brush Piles at Denmark Township State Game Area
On Wednesday, May 10, 32 students and faculty from the Reese Middle School Out-of-Doors Club participated in MUCC’s On the Ground Jr. program. Students cleared invasive vegetation from Denmark Township State Game Area and built brush piles as part of a grassland improvement project. This grassland is home to various wildlife from ring-necked pheasants and…
Read MoreOn the Ground celebrates 200th habitat improvement project in the Manistee National Forest
On the Ground, MUCC’s volunteer stewardship and habitat improvement program, celebrated its 200th habitat improvement project in Manistee County this past weekend. In a partnership project with the US Forest Service, Cadillac-Manistee Ranger District and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division, volunteers planted more than one thousand native wildflower plugs in a restored…
Read MoreOn the Ground Spring Update
It’s been a busy spring field season for On the Ground! Since April 1, 267 volunteers have joined us in improving more than 69 acres of wildlife habitat on public land throughout the Lower Peninsula. On Saturday, April 29, volunteers gathered at Port Huron State Game Area to improve edge-habitat within woodcock openings in the…
Read MoreOn the Ground Junior: Grand Traverse Academy students provide unBEElievable habitat improvement in Benize County
On Thursday, May 4, 2023, 74 middle school students and faculty from the Grand Traverse Academy in Traverse City volunteered to improve wildlife habitat in the Little Betsie Grouse Enhanced Management Site (GEMS) in Benize County. Students rotated through four different stations where they completed activities relating to wildlife and habitat. At one station students…
Read MoreOn The Ground Jr: Students, Brush Piles, and BioBlitz at Rose Lake State Wildlife Area
On Thursday, April 27th 2023, 29 high school students who are part of the Animal Science and Zoo Management program at Potter Park Zoo in partnership with Eaton Regional Education Service Agency Career Preparation Center joined OTG Jr. and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources at Rose Lake State Wildlife Area to clear invasive black…
Read MoreWorking for Wildlife: On the Ground volunteers return to Kalkaska County to build habitat, connect with fellow conservationists
On Saturday, April 22, 2023, 56 volunteers joined MUCC’s On the Ground program in partnership with Land Ethics LLC in constructing brush piles and softening edge-habitat in the Traverse City Forest Management Unit. For this project, we were joined by MeatEater team member, author, and Wired to Hunt podcast host, Mark Kenyon, as part of…
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