Conservation Update Newsletter
Conservation Update is a periodic publication available at no charge, in printed and e-mail versions.
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Issues
Annual Report 2011
Highlights from 2011, Henry Ford and Agriculture to be topic at annual meeting, conservation farmer of the year, tree conservationist award, Conservation Update Shifts to E-mail, and more.
Summer 2011
District Program & Services Survey, tips for tree growth, new approach for highly erodible and wetland determinations, and pruning oak trees.
Spring 2011
Annual meeting and awards recap, no-till farming, vultures, and fish day announcement.
Annual Report 2010
Highlights from 2010, Roger Sutherland to speak at annual meeting about Maple sugaring, conservation farmer of the year, tree conservationist award and more.
Summer 2010
District Program & Services Survey, web site updates, seasonal high tunnel pilot program, wild boars, fall fish day and more.
Spring 2010
Annual meeting and awards recap, NRCS celebrates 75th anniversary, controlling buckthorn, helping pollinators help you, and fish day announcement.
Annual Report 2009
Highlights from 2009, Ann Arbor Railroad Historical Association president to speak at annual meeting, conservation farmer of the year, tree conservationist award and more.
Summer 2009
District Program Survey, science-based conservation solutions and brush piles for wildlife.
Spring 2009
Annual meeting and awards recap, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, new staff, watering newly planted trees and fish day announcement.
Annual Report 2008
Highlights from 2008, barn advocate to speak at annual meeting, conservation farmer of the year, tree conservationist award and more.
Summer 2008
The end of the AmeriCorps Groundwater Program, Tree & Plant Sale Updates, worth of a walnut tree, EQIP funds available and more.
Spring 2008
Annual meeting recap, trees and drought, managing spring stormwater, soil survey goes online, and cellulosic ethanol and conservation.
Annual Report 2007
Highlights from 2007, presentation on bees, conservation farmer of the year, tree conservationist award and more.
Summer 2007
Qualified Forest Property tax exemption, update on district funding cuts, car care for cleaner water, local farmland protection projects and more.
Spring 2007
Proposed district & forestry program funding cuts and how you can help, lawn tips, and fertilizer storage regulations.
Annual Report 2006
Highlights from 2006, presentation on Belarus no-till experience, conservation farmer of the year, tree conservationist award and more.
Summer 2006
District seeks input on natural resources and environmental issues; weed control and deer control
study results; pre-cycling, enviro-shopping, reuse &
composting.
Spring 2006
Annual meeting highlights, successful tree planting, water quality, wildlife habitat and the Farm Bill and more.
Annual Report 2005
Highlights from 2005, Michigan Birds of Prey presentation, conservation farmer of the year, tree conservationist award and more.
Summer 2005
The value of presettlement vegetation maps, summer lawn care tips, farm and ranchland protection efforts and more.