Conservation News

The WCCD is happy to announce our 2020 Conservation Awardees! This year three individuals are being celebrated for their efforts and commitment to conservation and tree planting in Washtenaw County.

Last year during my internship at the Conservation District, I was reading a watershed management plan in order to research a potential grant application. I came across one very interesting sentence. It said that native grasses, like switchgrass, could be used as biofuel material, and that they would produce more biomass per hectare than corn.

Over 100 residents attended the Washtenaw County Conservation District (WCCD) 72nd Annual Meeting on Thursday, January 16th at 6:30 p.m. Each year the WCCD presents three conservation awards to farmers, landowners and residents for their ongoing commitment to applying conservation on the ground.