Emmet Conservation District
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Welcome to the Emmet Conservation District website, your gateway to natural resources management and source for environmental information and assistance.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. We will NOT be having a 2022 Fall Tree Sale due to nursery/stock availability and costs. Please check back in winter/early spring for the 2023 Spring Tree Sale & Fruit Tree Sale.
2. We are seeking candidates to sit on the Board to fill a position, for a one-year appointment (until the next election in Oct 2023). If you are an interested Emmet County resident, please contact us for more information!
3. 2023 ECD Budget Meeting Announcement: To all residents of Emmet County, notice is hereby given that the Emmet Conservation District will have its 2022-2023 Budget Meeting on Tue. Sept. 13 at 9am, in the MSU-Extension Meeting Room, located in the lower level of the Watson Community Building, 3434 Harbor Petoskey Rd, Harbor Springs, MI 49740. Copies of the draft budget can be available by contacting the ECD Office at 231-439-8977 or emailing Jackie.pilette@macd.org. Public comments will be available at the Budget Meeting beginning at 9am.
4. The Emmet Conservation District Annual Dinner Meeting and Board Elections will be held on Tue. Oct. 11, 2022 at the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Administrative Building, in the Commons (7500 Odawa Circle, Harbor Springs, MI 49740), starting at 5:30pm. Dinner will be served, followed by our Guest Speakers from the LTBB Natural Resources Department, who will present on Tribal conservation programs and projects. We will conclude our event with ECD Board Elections and a short business meeting. We do have an opening on our Board (one-year appointment), so if you are an Emmet County Resident with an interest in conservation or natural resources, please contact us for more information. You can pre-register for the meeting and dinner tickets by calling the Emmet Conservation District Office at 231-439-8977 or you can send an email to Jackie.pilette@macd.org.
1. We will NOT be having a 2022 Fall Tree Sale due to nursery/stock availability and costs. Please check back in winter/early spring for the 2023 Spring Tree Sale & Fruit Tree Sale.
2. We are seeking candidates to sit on the Board to fill a position, for a one-year appointment (until the next election in Oct 2023). If you are an interested Emmet County resident, please contact us for more information!
3. 2023 ECD Budget Meeting Announcement: To all residents of Emmet County, notice is hereby given that the Emmet Conservation District will have its 2022-2023 Budget Meeting on Tue. Sept. 13 at 9am, in the MSU-Extension Meeting Room, located in the lower level of the Watson Community Building, 3434 Harbor Petoskey Rd, Harbor Springs, MI 49740. Copies of the draft budget can be available by contacting the ECD Office at 231-439-8977 or emailing Jackie.pilette@macd.org. Public comments will be available at the Budget Meeting beginning at 9am.
4. The Emmet Conservation District Annual Dinner Meeting and Board Elections will be held on Tue. Oct. 11, 2022 at the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Administrative Building, in the Commons (7500 Odawa Circle, Harbor Springs, MI 49740), starting at 5:30pm. Dinner will be served, followed by our Guest Speakers from the LTBB Natural Resources Department, who will present on Tribal conservation programs and projects. We will conclude our event with ECD Board Elections and a short business meeting. We do have an opening on our Board (one-year appointment), so if you are an Emmet County Resident with an interest in conservation or natural resources, please contact us for more information. You can pre-register for the meeting and dinner tickets by calling the Emmet Conservation District Office at 231-439-8977 or you can send an email to Jackie.pilette@macd.org.
Tree Sales, Workshops/Programs, Native Plant Sale
We will be regularly updating our website with information on tree sales, the native plant sale, and workshops. Please check back periodically for updates!
SPRING & FALL TREE SALESOur bi-annual tree sales are conducted each spring and fall. We offer seedlings and transplants of a wide variety of evergreens, hardwoods, small trees, shrubs, and fruit trees.
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WORKSHOPS & PROGRAMSThe Emmet Conservation District offers a wide variety of workshops and events throughout the year.
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NATIVE PLANTS - POLLINATORS WORKSHOP & PLANT SALE
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2022 Workshops/Programs
Check back regularly for upcoming ECD workshops, programs, and events.
April 2022
- Fri/Sat April 29/30: 2022 Spring Tree Sale @Emmet Co. Fairgrounds (Petoskey)
- Sat. May 7: 2022 Apple/Fruit Tree Workshop & Sale @ Gabriel Farm (Petoskey)
- W. Branch Maple River Clean Up (Pellston; May/DateTBD)
- Sat. July 23: Native Plants/Pollinators Workshop & Sale @ Uncle Franks Orchard (Brutus)
- Fall Tree Sale - 3rd week in Sept
- 5K Moonlight Madness Benefit Run – Date TBD
- Tue. Oct. 11 Annual Meeting/Board Elections
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