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Meet us at the Farmers' Market!
Do you have a question about natural resources that you want to talk about in person? Do you want to learn more about the projects we're up to? Do you want to chat about nerdy things like Lord of the Rings and Formula 1? Yup, us too. Drop by our booth at the Manistique Farmers' Market on Wednesdays from 5-6:30 PM in Triangle Park. Canvas bags now available for $6 each! |
Celebrating National Firewood Awareness Month
October marks Firewood Awareness Month, a time to remind ourselves of the role firewood plays in invasive species spread--and the steps we can all take to prevent it. As you warm yourself around your fall campfires and start stacking wood in preparation for the winter ahead, make sure your wood is locally sourced. At a maximum, untreated wood shouldn't be moved outside a fifty-mile radius from where it was harvested, and will ideally be burned within a ten-mile radius. Even wood that has been drying for a long time can be infected with invasive insects and diseases.
Help us keep our forests safe! Learn more at dontmovefirewood.org.
Ongoing Projects
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Earlier this year, we were fortunate enough to be awarded a grant from the Wildflowers Association of Michigan to fund the establishment of a new pollinator garden outside Emerald Elementary School's front entrance. We were busy earlier this summer preparing the site (formerly an unused strip of lawn), and most recently had fourth and fifth grade classes from both Emerald and St. Francis Elementary School to help us with planting.
We still have a bit of work to do before the garden will be complete, including rehabbing the school's garden beds and creating the sign (which will be bordered by pictures of pollinators as drawn by all of Emerald's students), but we're thrilled with how it's looking so far! Thank you to our amazing volunteers, as well as Emerald's staff and faculty, for helping us bring this project to life. |
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