Posts Tagged ‘cooperatives’
In the Field: Habitat Days
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator Jason Myers talked about improving habitat on the landscape, and the slew of opportunities there are for cost sharing for habitat work on private land. Jason, and Farm Bill biologists like him, are also able to offer free technical support for writing management plans and offering habitat advice. Contact…
Read MoreIn the Field: The Importance of Meeting
by Anna Mitterling, Michigan Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator We all have busy schedules. Especially once you have kids (or so I hear). One thing I do know is that the leaders of cooperatives put a lot of their personal time and money into organizing a cooperative, and any cooperative functions that come up. Given all they…
Read MoreIn the Field: Keeping it Relational
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator We are all part of various social groups. Church groups, sports groups, hunting groups, family groups, party groups… you name it. The common factors of why we are part of these groups are time together and common interest. If you never spend time with the people of the group,…
Read MoreIn the Field: Field Day
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator These deer are all from the Carpenter Farm. They have been an active cooperative for several years. Well, I had another busy week in the office last week. I proceeded to wrap the week up at two QDMA Branch events, where I presented about cooperatives and was able to…
Read MoreIn the Field: Cooperative Beginnings
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator Wildlife cooperatives provide great opportunities for shaping what management looks like over a landscape. These groups consist of landowners and hunters who share a common interest in surrounding wildlife habitat and harvest management. While the early stages of cooperative development take a lot of time and energy, it is…
Read MoreIn the Field: Predator Collaboration
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator Whether you are part of a formal cooperative, or you simply partner with your friends and neighbors, you have experienced the benefits of the communal hunting experience. Even if your hunting community is online, you have found that being able to share and hear stories of hunting woes and…
Read MoreIn the Field: Southern Michigan Travels
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator Well, I have been in my position as the Michigan WIldlife Cooperative Coordinator for almost two months now. The time has flown by, and I know it won’t slow down anytime soon! I have the pleasure of traveling around the state and meeting a bunch of pretty phenomenal people.…
Read MoreIn the Field: The Cooperative Watch
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator My husband and I have been looking for a plot of land to live, hunt, and dream on – and we seem to have found “the one!” As a soon-to-be private landowner, there is so much information I am trying to take in about how to manage the habitat,…
Read MoreIn the Field: Cooperative Beginnings
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator The most common question I get asked in my position is – How do I start a cooperative? There are many ways to go about starting up a cooperative. Of over 80 wildlife cooperatives in Michigan, each was started in a slightly different way. What works for one group, may…
Read MoreIn the Field: A Cooperative Story
FEB 09, 2015 by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator When I think about a Cooperative meeting, I think of venison chili, antlers getting scored, a few kids running around, and of course venison sausage and cheese. There is typically a map where landowners can highlight their parcels, a sign-up list to collect email addresses of…
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