Free Wildlife and Pollinator Habitat Workshops for Landowners

Landowners looking to attract deer, songbirds, pheasants and pollinators like butterflies onto their property, while improving air, water and soil quality, are invited to attend one of several free workshops about the programs and tools available to help create quality wildlife habitat.

Michigan United Conservation Clubs – along with local conservation districts, Quality Deer Management Association branches, Pheasants Forever chapters, the National Wildlife Federation, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and many other partners – will hold a series of special habitat workshops around the Lower Peninsula this spring about how to plant, manage and fund grassland habitats on private land.

Grassland habitats provide significant value to wildlife and to Michigan citizens. They filter water, collect carbon to help clean the air and hold down soil to prevent erosion. They also provide homes and food for a variety of wildlife, including deer, songbirds, butterflies, turkeys, pheasants and insects like bees and butterflies that help pollinate important agricultural crops.

Workshop details:

Barry County: Tuesday, April 17, at 7 p.m., Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, 701 W. Cloverdale Road in Hastings
Berrien/Cass/St. Joseph Counties: Tuesday, April 24, at 5:30 p.m., Camp Friedenswald,15406 Watercress Way in Cassopolis
Branch County: Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m., Coldwater Township Hall, 319 Sprague Road in Coldwater
Clinton County: Friday, April 6, at 7 p.m., Smith Hall, 819 W Park St. in St Johns
Eaton County: Tuesday, March 27, at 6:30 p.m., USDA Service Center, 551 Courthouse Drive in Charlotte
Genesee County: Thursday, March 22, at 11:30 a.m., Asbury United Methodist Church, 1653 Davison Road in Flint
Gladwin/Midland counties: to be determined
Gratiot County: Thursday, April 5, at 7 p.m., Gratiot-Isabella RESD, 1131 E. Center St. in Ithaca
Huron County: Tuesday, March 13, at 7 p.m., Rooster Ranch, 7480 Germania Road in Ubly
Ingham County: Monday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m., Wilson Talent Center, 611 Hagadorn Road in Mason
Kent County: Wednesday, May 2, at 6 p.m., Eagle Park, Room 105, 3260 Eagle Park Drive NE in Grand Rapids
Lapeer County: Thursday, March 22, at 6 p.m., Hadley Old Town Hall, 3551 Hadley Road in Hadley
Mecosta County: Wednesday, April 25, at 6 p.m., Hinton Township Hall, 3 Mile Road/90th Avenue in Lakeview
Monroe County: Monday, April 2, at 5:30 p.m., Cabela’s, 110 Cabela’s Blvd. E. in Dundee
Muskegon County: to be determined

For more information and to register to attend a workshop, please visit www.mucc.org/pollinators. Please contact Anna Mitterling at amitterling@mucc.org or 517-346-6454 with additional questions.