Volunteer for Wildlife this August

lschultz • July 31, 2019

As summer begins to wind down and the fall hunting season fast approaches, our OTG program prepares for its final projects before a seasonal break.  Help us wrap up the OTG 2019 season by coming out for one of the final events of the 2019 calendar year!


Saturday, August 3 – Rose Lake State Wildlife Area

Join OTG at Rose Lake State Game Area and help us remove invasive honeysuckle that is negatively impacting native vegetation and wildlife habitat quality. This directly benefits the entire ecosystem by removing an aggressive terrestrial invasive, thus enabling native vegetation to re-establish and provide habitat for wildlife.

Time:  9 A.M. – 1 P.M.

Location: Meet and park at the old DNR headquarters within Rose Lake SGA at 8562 Stoll Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. We will continue to the project site from there.


Saturday, August 17 – Pigeon River Country State Forest

Join OTG in the Pigeon River Country State Forest to perform an oak-release project by clearing out early successional tree species that are inhibiting their growth. These oaks are a hard mast-producing species that will benefit an abundance of wildlife species once matured.

Time:  8:30 A.M. to 2 P.M.

Location:  Please use Pickerel Lake State Forest Campground as your destination. Upon arrival, we will have you pull into the driveway that is next to the campground and park there (we will have signs directing you). Here are the exact coordinates (45.155874, -84.505648).


Tuesday, August 27 – Rose Lake State Wildlife Area 

Join OTG for a continuation of the August 3rd project and help us continue to remove invasive honeysuckle at Rose Lake State Game Area to improve wildlife habitat within the SGA.

Time:  9 A.M. – 2 P.M.

Location: Meet and park at the old DNR headquarters within Rose Lake SGA at 8562 Stoll Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. We will continue to the project site from there.

 

For more information, please contact MUCC Habitat Volunteer Coordinator Makhayla LaButte at mlabutte@mucc.org or 517-346-6456.

 

 

 

 

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