Our events are a great way to get involved in your community and to learn about how we can help you!
They're also fun and open to the public!
Alger CD is cautiously planning outdoor events and workshops this spring and summer.
Here are a few dates to save.
Pruning Workshop, Saturday April 16, 2022. 9:30-11:30 am, Location TBD. Learn to prune and shape your young trees, rejuvenate your old neglected trees, fertilize & spray properly, and perform maintenance pruning.
Tree Sale. Order deadline Friday, April 22, 2022; pickup Saturday May 7, 2022, Alger Ice Arena 9-noon and Superior Hardware, 2-4 pm.
Wild About Wildflowers Workshop. Saturday June 12, 2021, Alger County Fairgrounds, 9:30-11:30. Native plant guru Vern Stephens of Designs by Nature presents a fun workshop that’ll hone your knowledge of native plants and pollinator gardens!
Wildflower Sale Pickup. Saturday June 12, 2021, Alger County Fairgrounds, 9:00-noon. (Order deadline May 21.)
Garlic Mustard Pull, AuTrain Basin. Thursday, May 27th, 2021, 11am-3pm. Volunteers: Meet at the junction of M-94 & Forest Lake Road. Garlic Mustard Pulls also held Thursdays, June 3, June 10, June 17 11am-3pm all days.
Stream Team Monitoring Days. Week of June 7-12, 2021. Help us monitor the health of our streams at the Anna River, Slapneck Creek, Baker Creek, and various other sites in Alger County. You can wade or help from dry land; our experienced crew will show you how! Specific locations and times to be announced.
Landing Blitz: Stop Aquatic Invasive Species! Saturday, July 10th, 2021 from 9:30AM-1PM at the Grand Marais Marina. Free info and swag. Friday, July 16th from 9AM-Noon at the Munising Municipal Boat Launch. Free boat wash; info, swag for boaters and paddlers.
Knapweed Pull, Au Train Beach: Thursday July 15th, 2021, 11am-3pm. Meet at parking area at M-28 and Forest Lake Road and help keep Au Train Beach free of spotted knapweed.
Knapweed Pull, Coast Guard Point, Grand Marais: Thursday, July 22nd, 2021, 11am-3pm. Meet at the beach parking lot; help remove invasive knapweed.
Forestry 101: A Tree Farm Field Day. Friday, July 23rd, 2021, E4416 Slapneck Road, Chatham. Matt Watkeys and Teri Grout take you on a walkabout to show you forest management techniques, forest pest and tree ID, wildlife habitat plantings, and native and invasive plants.
We value your safety and that of our staff, so we’ll be following all public health restrictions and guidelines. That means that things might look a little different this year.
Here are a few dates to save.
Pruning Workshop, Saturday April 16, 2022. 9:30-11:30 am, Location TBD. Learn to prune and shape your young trees, rejuvenate your old neglected trees, fertilize & spray properly, and perform maintenance pruning.
Tree Sale. Order deadline Friday, April 22, 2022; pickup Saturday May 7, 2022, Alger Ice Arena 9-noon and Superior Hardware, 2-4 pm.
Wild About Wildflowers Workshop. Saturday June 12, 2021, Alger County Fairgrounds, 9:30-11:30. Native plant guru Vern Stephens of Designs by Nature presents a fun workshop that’ll hone your knowledge of native plants and pollinator gardens!
Wildflower Sale Pickup. Saturday June 12, 2021, Alger County Fairgrounds, 9:00-noon. (Order deadline May 21.)
Garlic Mustard Pull, AuTrain Basin. Thursday, May 27th, 2021, 11am-3pm. Volunteers: Meet at the junction of M-94 & Forest Lake Road. Garlic Mustard Pulls also held Thursdays, June 3, June 10, June 17 11am-3pm all days.
Stream Team Monitoring Days. Week of June 7-12, 2021. Help us monitor the health of our streams at the Anna River, Slapneck Creek, Baker Creek, and various other sites in Alger County. You can wade or help from dry land; our experienced crew will show you how! Specific locations and times to be announced.
Landing Blitz: Stop Aquatic Invasive Species! Saturday, July 10th, 2021 from 9:30AM-1PM at the Grand Marais Marina. Free info and swag. Friday, July 16th from 9AM-Noon at the Munising Municipal Boat Launch. Free boat wash; info, swag for boaters and paddlers.
Knapweed Pull, Au Train Beach: Thursday July 15th, 2021, 11am-3pm. Meet at parking area at M-28 and Forest Lake Road and help keep Au Train Beach free of spotted knapweed.
Knapweed Pull, Coast Guard Point, Grand Marais: Thursday, July 22nd, 2021, 11am-3pm. Meet at the beach parking lot; help remove invasive knapweed.
Forestry 101: A Tree Farm Field Day. Friday, July 23rd, 2021, E4416 Slapneck Road, Chatham. Matt Watkeys and Teri Grout take you on a walkabout to show you forest management techniques, forest pest and tree ID, wildlife habitat plantings, and native and invasive plants.
We value your safety and that of our staff, so we’ll be following all public health restrictions and guidelines. That means that things might look a little different this year.
- All events will be either exclusively outdoors or set up for social distancing.
- We will limit the number of attendees at each event to 20 persons so we can maintain safe spacing. Please call us at 906-387-2222 or email teri.grout@macd.org to reserve your space in advance!
- Please bring a mask with you. Even though we are outdoors, we know people tend to cluster around exciting and interesting demonstrations, and we may ask you to wear your mask for the safety of all if we have trouble maintaining distance during the workshop.
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