The leading greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide, a pollutant emitted from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas. In the United States, the equivalent of over 53,000 pounds of carbon dioxide are emitted per person every year.*
You can help reduce your carbon “footprint” by planting trees. A hardwood tree (2 [...]
Category Archives: Seedling Sale News
Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
April 2, 2008 – 3:26 pm
Useful Links
March 10, 2008 – 2:28 pm
Tree & Shrub Planting Guidelines & Post-Planting Care
Traverse City Light & Power - The sponsor of our annual Seedling Sale
Roadside Weeds of Michigan
Rain Garden Manual for Homeowners
Northwestern Bank
How to Attract Butterflies
March 10, 2008 – 2:22 pm
Planting native plants in your backyard or garden is the first step toward attracting butterflies. Butterflies and native plants have evolved together and are dependent on each other. The butterflies need the nectar of the plants for food and the plants need the butterflies for pollination. Besides nectar plants, butterflies need host plants. The adult [...]
How to Garden for Wildlife
March 10, 2008 – 2:20 pm
1. Grow native plants found in your area, including trees, shrubs and other plants that offer food, such as pollen, nectar, nuts, cones, berries and other seeds.
2. Provide water for wildlife with a birdbath, small pond or shallow dish...or care for a natural spring or stream on or near your habitat.
3. Create protective cover for wildlife by growing [...]
Trees & Shrubs for Specific Purposes
March 10, 2008 – 2:19 pm
Showy Flowers & Fall Color: Red Maple, Sugar Maple, White Oak, White Birch, Tuliptree, Serviceberry/Juneberry, Red Osier Dogwood, Elderberry, Nannyberry
Wildlife Food & Cover: White Oak, Red Maple, Sugar Maple, White Birch, Serviceberry/Juneberry, Gray Dogwood, Red Osier Dogwood, Nannyberry, Elderberry, Highbush Cranberry, Sand Cherry, Eastern Hemlock, White Pine, Red Pine, White Spruce, Balsam Fir, White [...]
Important Information on your Seedling Order
March 10, 2008 – 2:16 pm
Seedling Pick-Up:
Seedlings will be available for pick-up on April 17 and 18 at the Grand Traverse Conservation District and Boardman River Nature Center, 1450 Cass Road. You will receive an order confirmation, directions, and pick-up times by mail approximately one week before the pick-up date.
The Grand Traverse Conservation District reserves the right to cancel orders [...]
Michigan Butterfly Plants Offered by the GTCD
February 10, 2008 – 2:22 pm
Click here to view the list in Adobe PDF.