Missaukee Conservation District Welcomes You!

Upcoming Events

Aug. 5   N.E.W. Missaukee Fitness Trail &
        Native Gardens Expansion begins…
        Want to help?
        Give us a call or email!
For the latest, log onto
http://www.local-edition.com/content/?p=353
Many thanks to the Air Force Recruiters who shared an afternoon with us.

Oct 18  Native Plant Sale &
              King Size Camouflage Afghan Drawing
             Click here for an order form.

Afghan was hand made by Deb Davis
$1 each or 6 for $5
(mail orders add $1 for postage)
Get your tickets before they're gone -

Only 1500 available

Win This
King Size Afghan!!

Tickets are only
$1 each or 6 for $5

Click here for an order form
and mail to the above address.

Drawing October 18, 2008
at the Missaukee County Offices
at noon.

Raffle License #X67923

Congratulations to the following
Log Cabin Raffle ticket holders:

Ticket #1136, Dan Bowles of
Jasper, MI is Log Cabin Winner

Ticket #2497 is $500 Winner

Ticket #0614 is $250 Winner

A juvenile praying mantis
controlling pests in the gardens.

2007-2009 Plat Book's
are available. To order yours for

$29 by mail, click here or
visit the following retailers to purchase one for $25:

A & L Trading Post
Ebels
Falmouth Co-op
Horizon Book Store
LC Chamber of Commerce
Manton Hardware
McBain Grain
McBain Hardware
McBain Pharmacy

Missaukee County Treasurer
Missaukee Title
RE/MAX Professionals
Tractor Supply (Cadillac)

Wexford Conservation District
Whipples

Muskegon River Cleanup
June 7, 2008

Where: Muskegon River from Reedsburg Dam to Lowe Bridge

Trash Collected: About 2500 pounds of trash plus a refrigerator, paddle boat, Styrofoam sail boat, and five tires.

Photo above: Emily Cotterman, Keith Stiles, and Craig Cotterman, of the Houghton Lake Lake Association, with trash collected at Lowe Bridge

Sponsors:

Great Lakes Commission
Butterfield Township

White Birch Canoe & Campground
Missaukee Paddle Sports

Missaukee Conservation District
Marty’s Pizza and Grill

Houghton Lake Lake Association
A&L Party Store

Lake View Motel & Gift Shop AmeriCorps

Foster’s Supermarket
American Rivers

Muskegon River Watershed Assembly
Loose Aggregate

Volunteers: 53 community members

This program is made possible through a grant from Great Lakes Commission written by Missaukee Conservation District

Missaukee Conservation District Staff
Title	Name	e-mail
Executive Director	Sherry Blaszak	sherry.blaszak@macd.org
Administrative Assistant	Chere Elenbaas	chere.elenbaas@macd.org
Forester and Soil Erosion & Sedimentation Control Officer	Gary Bucklin	gary.bucklin@macd.org
Conservation Technical Assistance Initiative (CTAI) Specialist	Randy Mellberg	randy.mellberg@macd.org
AmeriCorps Groundwater Educator	Andy Vokes	vokesa@michigan.gov
District USDA NRCS Conservationist	Jim Williams	jim.williams@mi.usda.gov
USDA NRCS Soil Scientist	Tim Lequier	tim.lequier@mi.usda.gov