Your local conservation partners at CAKE CISMA, Kalkaska Conservation District, and Paddle Antrim are excited to announce a Paddle Stewardship training focused on invasive plants! We will discuss why invasive plants are an issue for Northwest Michigan, how to identify them, report them, and finally how to make sure you are keeping our waterways beautiful for the next paddlers. Our training will consist of:

-June 22 | 9 – 10:30 AM | online training via Zoom (link to follow)
-June 23 | 9 – 11 AM | a follow up on-the-water event at the Torch River DNR Access Site (Bring your paddle craft and life jacket!)

We are looking forward to sharing information and getting you all out on the water. After the training, we encourage all participants to help us identify and report invasive plants on the Manistee River. We will have a sign-up available to identify the section you want to paddle our trainings and report the invasive plants you find. This effort will help our teams in the conservation of Northern Michigan’s waterways! Please reach out to staff from any of the partner organizations with questions before the events!

Participants will be expected to bring their own kayak/canoe/paddleboard as well as paddle and life jacket. Life jackets must be worn at all times while out on the water. A Recreation Passport/day use fee is necessary for the on water event.  

Sign up ends June 16th.

Registration is free.

Register online at: https://forms.gle/zhRZXUtgZyPtEbeA9