Tire Recycling Collection
Tire Recycling Event! A collection free to residents and an opportunity to volunteer with the District!
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.
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!
BioChar 101 Workshop
Join us with our friends at the Grand Traverse Conservation District for an exciting hands-on workshop to make BioChar!
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!
Tire Recycling Collection
Tire Recycling Event! A collection free to residents and an opportunity to volunteer with the District!
Tree Planting in Kalkaska
Join us on October 8th for our Plant a Tree Project with the Kalkaska DDA to provide shade and canopy cover over the KART trail for generations to come.
Native Plant Sale
Our first annual Native Plant Sale to establish new pollinator gardens and add diversity to an existing garden! Kits are available for pre-sale or simply show up to get your favorite habitat mix of plants.
Kids Hike with Live Well Kalkaska
Join us with Live Well Kalkaska for an interpretive hike and adventure at the Kalkaska School Forest.
Canoe Trip with Live Well Kalkaska
Join us with Live Well Kalkaska for an adventure on the Manistee River!
Tire Recycling Collection
Tire Recyclign Event! A collection free to residents and an opportunity to volunteer with the District!
MI Paddle Steward Training – Kalkaska
Join local conservation professionals in Northwest Michigan to learn how you can contribute to our work while you are out paddling and playing on the water!
Frog Watch
Volunteer Opportunity!!!!
We need your ears to help us survey and listen for frogs and toads in the wetlands of Kalkaska County!
Manistee River Sampling
We need you to help us count and collect bugs!!! This event is part of an ongoing series of “MiCorp Stream Sampling” and a partnership between the Au Sable Insitute of Environmental Studies and the Kalkaska Conservation District.
Tree Sale Order Pick ups
Trees can be picked up in person at the Kalkaska County Recycling Center on Friday, April 29 between 12 pm and 5 pm OR on Saturday, April 30 between 10 am and Noon.
Ice Cream Social
Do you like ice cream? Do you like to hunt or fish, or hike on the many trails in the area, or spend time recreating in one of our many lakes and streams? Would you like to learn how you can help support conservation work in Kalkaska County?