Michigan United Conservation Clubs are hosting a series of unique day trips which are hands-on experiences designed to further your understanding of current conservation issues. So come spend the day with us and take away an enhanced understanding of Michigan’s spectacular natural resources!

Catch a Glimpse of Lake Sturgeon on a Guided Tour!

Date: May 9, 2008
Time: 12noon - 3:00p.m.
Cost: $15 for members, $45 for non-members
(Price includes Guided Tour and lunch, non-member price includes MUCC membership)

Each spring, the famed lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) head up select rivers to spawn along the rocky riverbanks, almost oblivious to nearby human activity, making these rare fish susceptible to illegal harvest. The lake sturgeon is a threatened species in Michigan and a rare species throughout the United States. That’s why a committed group of conservation officers and other volunteer groups concentrate in these areas 24-hours a day during spawning season to safeguard these fish from poaching. Now, anyone interested in catching a glimpse of lake sturgeon have an opportunity during a guided walking tour on May 9th, 2008. Researchers will be on hand to talk about lake sturgeon, poaching enforcement, netting and tagging, recent Black Lake Watershed research, and restoration work to improve sturgeon habitat. This year also offers participants the ability to tour the innovative lake sturgeon streamside rearing facility.

Please R.S.V.P. by May 2nd, 2008 by contacting April (517/346-6472 or abennett@mucc.org) or online in the MUCC Marketplace Special Offers category. Spaces are limited!

Wake up with Warblers

Date: June 6th, 2008
Time: 6:45 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for members, $45 for non-members
(Price includes Kirtland Warbler tour, light breakfast and lunch, non-member price includes MUCC membership)

Come join us on June 6th for a day to remember! The nesting areas for the Kirtland Warbler are closed to public entry, so the best opportunity to see a Kirtland's warbler is on this guided tour. Upland sandpipers, clay-colored sparrows, Brewer's blackbirds, black-billed cuckoos, eastern bluebirds, Lincoln's and vesper sparrows can also be seen in the jack pine ecosystem in this tour.

Please R.S.V.P. by May 2nd, 2008 by contacting April (517/346-6472 or abennett@mucc.org) or online in the MUCC Marketplace Special Offers category. Spaces are limited!

LOOK FOR MORE CONSERVATION DAYS COMING UP SOON!