A recent change in ownership of a 1360 acre commercial forest property in the Pilgrim River watershed has created the opportunity for a project supporting sustainable forestry, watershed protection, public recreation and education. The property includes over 2 miles of the Pilgrim River, including a good portion of the River's headwaters. Read more >

Great Lakes Research Videos including seminars sponsored by the Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Technological University.
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Date: June 1st
Session 1: 9am-12:30pm
Session 2: 1-4:30pm
Cost: $25/session or $45/both sessions

Learn the necessary skills to plan for, plant, and maintain your own fruit trees. Topics covered include basics of fruit trees, site planning, as well as tree planting and care. Includes field tours to local orchards with fruit growers with decades of experience.  A demonstration of how to care for old fruit trees will also be included. Contact Matt at mjmander@mtu.edu or 906-231-4568 for more info and to sign up. More info >

Dates: June 10-15

This special botany workshop, sponsored by the Isle Royale & Keweenaw Parks Association (IRKPA), and taught by botanist Janet Marr, is open to anyone with beginning/intermediate knowledge of plant identification who is interested in learning to identify the early summer native flora of this species-rich Lake Superior island. See course flyer for more info >

Nominations due June 21!

Do you know anyone who has given of Heart and Hands in the service of peace, justice or the environment in our local community? Please consider nominating this person (or couple) for this year’s Heart & Hands Award. The nomination form only takes a moment to fill out, and the recognition will mean a lot to a deserving individual! More >

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