Kalamazoo Conservation District - Calendar of Events

Calendar of KCD Events

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January
8	Begin accepting orders for 2020 Seedling Sale
9	Greenhouse Emergency Preparedness
20	MLK Day - Office Closed
27	KCD Annual Dinner and Elections
31	Ag Action Day 2020 at KVCC (MAEAP Phase 1 Event)
February
4	Kalamazoo County Citizen Science Information Panel
17	President's Day - Office Closed
20	Tree Selection - How to Decide What to Plant
March
18	CANCELLED - WILL RESCHEDULE Woodlot and Forest Management Field Event
21	CANCELLED - WILL RESCHEDULE Backyard Orchard and Permaculture Workshop
23-27	CANCELLED - WILL RESCHEDULE Well Water Screening Week
April
4	CANCELLED - WILL RESCHEDULE Tree Planting, Care, and Maintenance Workshop
10	CHANGED TO MAY 1 Last day accepting seedling pre-orders
17 & 18	CHANGED TO MAY 15 & MAY 16 Seedling Pick-up
24	CANCELLED - WILL RESCHEDULE Shoreline Symposium
May
1	Last day accepting seedling pre-orders
15 & 16	Seedling Pick-up
20	CANCELLED - RESCHEDULED FOR MAY 2021 Conservorama
25	Memorial Day - Office Closed
June
20	Fish Day! (Buy fish for your pond)
July
3	Independence Day Holiday- Office Closed

Partner and Community Events

Kalamazoo River Watershed Council & the City of Battle Creek

are holding an online rain barrel sale to encourage neighbors to collect and save valuable water in our communities. Saving water helps protect the environment and diverts water away from storm drains, decreasing the impact of runoff to streams. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, lawn and garden watering make up nearly 40 percent of total household water use druing the summer. Rain barrels collect water and store it for when you need it to water your garden or wash your car.

This sale is open to everyone. Purchasing and more information is available online by clicking

Rain Barrels. Pick up is June 26, 2020.

Kalamazoo County 4-H

Kalamazoo County 4-H is gearing up for another year of exciting hands-on learning and building up life skills in youth aged 5-19. The new 4-H programming year starts this month and now is the perfect time to become part of the largest youth development organization in the state, 4-H. The Kalamazoo County program has lots of exciting projects for youth to get involved in from livestock to robotics and beyond. Don’t have farm animals? No worries! We have 4-H clubs focused on arts, science, tabletop role playing games, and even dogs!

For more information on everything 4-H can offer and to find a club near you send an email to msue.kalamazoo@county.msu.edu or call (269) 383-8830. Build up your Head, Heart, Hands and Health with Kalamazoo County 4-H in 2019-20! And check out a local club reciting the 4-H Pledge here.

Local Farmers Markets: Fresh from the farm, support local!

We have provided links to the websites for each of these markets.

Kalamazoo Farmers Market, Saturdays 7 am - 2 pm, Tuesdays 8 am - 1 pm, & Thursdays 2 pm - 6 pm

Portage Farmers Market, Sundays 10 am - 2 pm

Richland Farmers Market, Wednesdays 3 pm - 6 pm

Schoolcraft Farmers Markets, Wednesdays 3 pm - 6 pm

Texas Township Farmers’ Market, Saturdays 8 am - noon & Tuesdays 4 pm - 7 pm

Vicksburg Farmers Market, Fridays 2 pm - 6 pm.

Clean Boats, Clean Waters

Boaters, skiers or swimmers can unintentionally spread invaders from one body of water to another when aquatic invasive species (AIS) hitch a ride on their recreational equipment. Clean Boats, Clean Waters is a volunteer education program designed to assist Michigan boaters keep their boats free of invasive species and to help protect their equipment and our waters from the havoc caused by invaders.

You Can Volunteer Today! Click to Learn How!

The Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership (MNSP), is a collaboration of state agencies, academia, nonprofit organizations and private industry. It was formed in 2008 with the belief that a change was necessary in shoreline development practices in Michigan from high impacting methods that change the natural riparian condition to healthier and sustainable erosion control practices.

Click to learn more

Do you have gardening questions? Or maybe you have valuable knowledge to share ?

The Master Gardener Volunteer Program may be the perfect place for you! Last year , 3,507 MSU Extension Master Gardeners volunteers provided over 157,430 volunteer hours and reported an additional 616,306 contacts with Michigan citizens! Through their volunteer outreach, MG's shared science-based, environmentally-sound gardening knowledge and engaged citizens and empowered communities.

Give the Master Gardeners a call with your growing questions at the

Master Gardener Hotline: 888-678-3464 or email MGhelp@msu.edu

Or see how you can get involved.

KCD Hours

Mon-Thu :

09:00 am - 04:00 pm

Because we are a field office and Fridays are field days, please call BEFORE you visit so that someone can assist you.

Phone: 269.775.3368

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