Sep
25
12:00 PM12:00
Filtering by: Field Based Events
Jul
18
10:00 AM10:00
Jul
13
9:00 AM09:00
Tire Recycling Collection
Tire Recycling Event! A collection free to residents and an opportunity to volunteer with the District!
Jun
12
6:00 PM18:00
Weeknight Hikes - June
Join us for a 2-mile hike on the North Country Trail starting at Log Lake Campground in Kalkaska.
May
15
6:00 PM18:00
May
1
12:00 PM12:00
Apr
18
6:00 PM18:00
Weeknight Hikes - April
Join us for an evening hike at the Skegemog Lake Wildlife Area (SLWA) in Kalkaska County. Please meet at the trail access point off Round Lake Road and Schneider Road in Rapid City.
Mar
27
6:00 PM18:00
Weeknight Hikes - March
Join us for an evening hike! It's good for your mind, body, and soul to hike with like natured people and it'll keep us honest for our NYE resolutions! This hike at the Upper Manistee Headwaters Preserve will be approximately 1.8 miles total.
Mar
7
1:00 PM13:00
Winter Sports Workshop
Learn a new winter sport or improve your skills in snowshoeing or cross country skiing. Au Sable Institute staff will teach us the basics and we can adventure on the groomed trails to practice our new skills.
Mar
6
1:00 PM13:00
Winter Tree ID Hike
***UPDATE*** Due to icy roads, we are going to RESCHEDULE the Winter Tree ID Hike to WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6th from 1-3 pm.
Feb
22
6:00 PM18:00
Weeknight Hikes - February
Join us for a (nearly) full moon evening hike! It's good for your mind, body, and soul to hike with like natured people and it'll keep us honest for our NYE resolutions!
Jan
24
6:00 PM18:00
Weeknight Hikes - January
Join us for a full moon evening hike! It's good for your mind, body, and soul to hike with like natured people and it'll keep us honest for our NYE resolutions!
Dec
13
6:00 PM18:00
Weeknight Hikes - December
Come explore a local trail with us for our Weeknight Hike series!
Nov
9
6:00 PM18:00
Weeknight Hikes - November
Come explore a local trail with us for our Weeknight Hike series!
Oct
25
6:00 PM18:00
Weeknight Hikes - October
Come explore a local trail with us for our Weeknight Hike series!
Oct
14
10:00 AM10:00
Mast-Producing Tree Planting and Fencing with MUCC
Join MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program in partnership with Land Ethics, LLC as we plant mast-producing trees in the Traverse City Forest Management Unit in Kalkaska County. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, October 14, 2022 from 10am-3pm. Lunch and all necessary equipment will be provided!
Sep
23
10:00 AM10:00
BioChar 101 Workshop
Join us with our friends at the Grand Traverse Conservation District for an exciting hands-on workshop to make BioChar!
Sep
20
6:00 PM18:00
Weeknight Hikes - September
Join us for an evening hike on the North Country Trail in Kalkaska County.
Sep
16
9:00 AM09:00
River Clean-Up Upper Manistee
River stewards needed to keep the Manistee River in tip-top shape and free of trash on Saturday, September 16th!
Aug
16
6:00 PM18:00
Weeknight Hikes - August
Join us for an evening hike at the Skegemog Lake Wildlife Area (SLWA) in Kalkaska County.
Jul
20
10:00 AM10:00
Jul
19
6:00 PM18:00
Weeknight Hikes - July
Join us for an evening hike on the North Country Trail in Kalkaska County.
Jul
15
9:00 AM09:00
Tire Recycling Collection
Tire Recycling Event! A collection free to residents and an opportunity to volunteer with the District!
Jun
23
10:00 AM10:00
Forest Forensics
Forest Forensics is the art and science of using clues to determine the history of a local area. Join us for a walk in the woods to train our eye to look at ecological clues on the landscape.
Jun
21
6:00 PM18:00
Weeknight Hikes - June
Join us for an evening hike on the North Country Trail and Guernsey Lake SFC.
May
17
6:00 PM18:00
May
10
1:00 PM13:00
May
6
9:00 AM09:00
Hardwood Marking for Landowners
This hands-on, outdoor workshop is designed for landowners of small woodlots of northern hardwoods. It will instruct how to selectively mark their own hardwoods for a harvest.
Apr
13
6:00 PM18:00
Apr
5
11:00 AM11:00
Tour of Cadillac co-generation plant
The Cadillac co-generation produces electrical power for the Michigan power grid, join us for a tour to see how low-value timber can be used to make electricity.