Helping you manage your natural resources

Alger Conservation District

proudly serves the citizens, businesses,

and organizations of Alger County by

assisting with their stewardship of their

natural resources.

Please explore the services we offer and

discover how we can help you!

We are an equal opportunity employer and program provider

Your Land, Your Water, Your MICHIGAN

Alger Conservation District

101 Court Street

Munising, MI 49862

Phone: (906) 387-2222

Fax: (906) 387-2156

Email: teri.grout@macd.org

Looking to Volunteer?

We just might have something that interests you! We’re always looking to

increase our pool of wonderful volunteer friends and we will do whatever we can to make it an enjoyable learning experience! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! Just give us a call or email and we’ll let you know

what opportunities are coming up.

Partnerships

We work with many different organizations both public and private to address natural resource

concerns.

These include federal, tribal, state, and local government, schools, universities, NGOs, landowner

associations, sportsmen’s organizations, and more!

If your organization is looking to partner for anything

natural resource-related, give us a call!

MICHIGAN AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSURANCE PROGRAM (MAEAP)

Our Staff: Teri Grout, Executive Director

Christy Foye, Administrative Assistant/Field Technician

Matt Watkeys, District Forester

Misa Cady, NRCS District Conservationist

Holly Wendrick, MAEAP Technician

Board of Directors: Ken Johnson, Denise Bartlett, John Highlen,

Mike Saberniak, and Liz Wiener

PLEASE CALL 387-2222

TO REPORT ANY

SUSPECTED INVASIVE

SPECIES IN ALGER

COUNTY! Even if you’re not sure, it’s better to be safe than sorry:

Alger Conservation District: Who we are and What we do...

P R O G R A M S / S E R V I C E S

Examples of the services we offer:

INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT We specialize in invasive plant education, identification,

and control. Depending on available grant funding, we may be able to offer free site visits and even free treatment or

removal of certain noxious weeds.

Species of concern include: Japanese Knotweed, Spotted

Knapweed, Garlic Mustard, Purple Loosestrife, Phragmites,

Wild Parsnip, and others.

Our staff includes Michigan Certified Pesticide Applicators.

FORESTRY ASSISTANCE Our Forest and Wildlife Management Assistance Program

promotes stewardship of forest resources on private

lands. The program makes assistance available for wildlife

habitat, timber production, tree planting, recreation, and

forest health, as well as urban forestry and backyard wild-

life. We provide on site consultation, basic written infor-

mation, and referrals to other service providers free of

charge. Management suggestions are based on sound re-

source science and the landowner’s goals.

For forestry assistance contact Matt Watkeys:

(906) 226-2461 ext. 128 or matt.watkeys@mi.nacdnet.net

What is a Conservation District?

Michigan's Conservation Districts are "unique"

local units of State Government that utilize state,

federal, and private sector resources to solve

today's conservation problems.

The guiding philosophy of Conservation Districts

is that decisions on conservation issues should be

made at the LOCAL level, by LOCAL people.

The District staff, guided by a publicly elected

board of directors, provides technical assistance

along with partner agencies to county residents.

The Alger Conservation District brings residents

of Alger County forestry assistance; conservation

implementation cost-share opportunities; a soil

erosion and sedimentation control program;

technical and educational assistance for water

quality concerns; educational seminars; annual

tree, shrub, and native plant sales; stream health

monitoring; invasive plant management; and much

more!

These services are in jeopardy as recent budget

cuts have left Michigan Conservation Districts

with no funding other than what they can raise

for themselves. Michigan Conservation Districts

are a vital part of a healthy local environment and

economy. Please take a moment out of your busy

day to call or write to your local representatives

to show your support of Michigan Conservation

Districts and help to restore the much-needed

funding that they've lost.

ACD Executive Director Teri Grout assists landowners with invasive plant identification

WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS Throughout the year we organize a variety of FREE events geared toward adults, youth, or both. These include edu-cational workshops related to our programs, volunteer action days, information booths, presentations for schools and community groups, boat washes, the Agri-palooza youth conservation fair, and any other opportunity we can find to interact with our community!

WILDFLOWER, TREE, & SHRUB SALES Each spring we put together a catalog of native plants and cultivars that we carefully choose for their suitability to our unique climate. Our selections include a variety of conifers, fruit trees, berries, ground cover, wetland spe-cies, hardwood trees, shrubs, and wildflowers! By ordering through us, customers can be certain they’re getting healthy plants well-suited to the local environment, and that their money will be used to make a positive im-pact on the community.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR WILDLIFE AND POLLINATOR HABITAT

STREAM HEALTH MONITORING In association with MSU Extension, we help recruit and instruct volunteers to collect and identify macroinverte-brate specimens from local streams to gauge their health.

USDA FARM BILL PROGRAMS (EQIP, CSP, CRP) AND CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NRCS

EQUIPMENT RENTALS We currently have a tree planter available for free rental to anyone purchasing trees from our sale! (Deposit may be required.) In the future we hope to have other equipment available for landscaping/farming activities, depending on available funding.

BOOKS/SIGNS/HANDOUTS In our office we have a number of FREE informational handouts available for you or your organization. We also have a selection of signs, landscaping materials, field guides, and other books available for purchase.