OTG: Looking Ahead

lschultz • July 18, 2019

August and September OTG Events

Saturday, August 3 – Rose Lake State Game Area

Join OTG at Rose Lake State Game Area and help us remove invasive honeysuckle that is negatively impacting native vegetation and wildlife habitat quality. This directly benefits the entire ecosystem by removing an aggressive terrestrial invasive, thus enabling native vegetation to re-establish and provide habitat for wildlife.

Time: 9 A.M. – 1 P.M.

Location: Meet and park at the old DNR headquarters within Rose Lake SGA at 8562 Stoll Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. We will continue on to the project site from there.

Saturday, August 17 – Pigeon River Country State Forest

Join OTG in the Pigeon River Country State Forest to perform an oak-release project by clearing out early successional tree species that are inhibiting their growth. These oaks are a hard mast-producing species that will benefit an abundance of wildlife species once matured.

Time: 8:30 A.M. to 2 P.M.

Location: Please use Pickerel Lake State Forest Campground as your destination. Upon arrival, we will have you pull into the driveway that is next to the campground and park there (we will have signs directing you). Here are the exact coordinates (45.155874, -84.505648).

Tuesday, August 27 – Rose Lake State Game Area 

Join OTG for a continuation of the August 3rd project and help us continue to remove invasive honeysuckle at Rose Lake State Game Area to improve wildlife habitat within the SGA.

Time: 9 A.M. – 2 P.M.

Location: Meet and park at the old DNR headquarters within Rose Lake SGA at 8562 Stoll Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. We will continue on to the project site from there.

Friday, September 6 – Gratiot-Saginaw State Game Area 

Come out to the Gratiot-Saginaw State Game Area to improve water quality and flow through the wetland by removing woody brush from along the edges of the dikes. A popular destination for a variety of hunters, this area has become overrun with woody brush that is preventing the dikes from being properly maintained. This is an important step in dike maintenance needed to continue to provide quality habitat for waterfowl and furbearing species, and the stacked woody brush will serve to further enhance habitat for a variety of wildlife species.

Time: 9 A.M. – 2 P.M.

Location: Meet at the old DNR headquarters within Grat-Sag SGA at 13350 S. Meridian Rd, Brant MI. We will continue on to the project site from there.

 

For more information, please contact MUCC Habitat Volunteer Coordinator Makhayla LaButte at mlabutte@mucc.org or 517-346-6456.

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