The Michigan Envirothon is a statewide environmental education competition designed to inspire environmental stewardship in Michigan’s high school students. It is team based and uses the outdoors as a classroom. Teams of five students and up to four alternate members utilize resource materials and local resource professionals to address natural resources including: Agriculture, [...]
Category Archives: Private Landowner Assistance Articles
District Program assists NW Michigan Grape Growers
September 3, 2009 – 10:49 am
The Grand Traverse Conservation District has housed the Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program since its inception in 1996. The program assists pesticide and fertilizer users with proper use and disposal of these products. The program has helped many local growers since that time.
A new sustainability tool has been created by the National Grape Cooperative [...]
MAEAP Program Helps Farmers
November 21, 2008 – 4:59 pm
Through regular communications with local farmers, the MAEAP (Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program) verification program has helped agricultural producers ensure that they are following environmentally sound practices.
“The MAEAP verification was very important to us, because the entire process enabled us to assure the general public that we are striving to do things correctly while maintaining [...]
R.W. Summers Fly Rod Raffle a Huge Success
August 29, 2008 – 10:10 am
R.W. Summers fly rod raffle: best year ever!
The Grand Traverse Conservation District (GTCD) is thrilled to announce that the annual R.W. Summers Fly Rod Raffle to benefit the Boardman River had its most successful year ever! The raffle sold out all 1,000 tickets raising $10,000. One hundred percent of the funds raised will be used [...]
Useful Land Management Links
February 13, 2008 – 3:40 pm
Crop Data Management Systems
Farm Service Agency
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
Grazing Lands Technology Institute
Great Lakes Grazing Network
Leelanau Conservancy
Michigan Farm Bureau
Michigan Natural Resources Conservation Service
Michigan Natural Resources Conservation Service
MSU Crop Advisory Alerts
Soil Science Society of America
United States Department of Agriculture
With These Hands
United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
January 25, 2006 – 3:44 pm
Traverse City Service Unit - A six county area providing technical assistance in resource conservation to customers in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau and Manistee counties, through Cooperative Working Agreements with the local Conservation Districts.
Service Center Locations:
Traverse City Service Center
1501 Cass Street, Suite A
Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone: (231) 941-0951 [...]
Soil Survey of Grand Traverse County
March 22, 2004 – 3:42 pm
The complete Soil Survey for Grand Traverse County is available for purchase on CD. It is $10.00 plus tax and an additonal $5.00 to mail it.
We accept Master Card or VISA by phone or FAX. Phone 941-0960 for further information.