MAEAP Fruit Field Day

You’re Invited to Our Annual Meeting, Director Election, & Picnic!

Summer Education

2022 Food, Farm, & Fun Guide Now Available!

The Van Buren Conservation District (VBCD) is holding a MAEAP Fruit Field Day for fruit growers on August 10th from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM at Oxley Farms (29001 CR 358, Lawton, MI 49065). Attendees can expect free dinner and refreshments. The MAEAP Fruit Field Day brings together speakers from the VBCD who will discuss a wide range of topics concerning fruit farmers. Some topics that will be presented are the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP), cover crops in fruit rows, Farm Bill cost-share

We invite you and yours to our Annual Meeting, Director Election, & Summer Picnic on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 5:00 PM (with an optional tour of the fish hatchery at 4:30 PM)! The event is free and will include updates on district programs, award presentations director election, a picnic dinner, music, and mingling. We hope you’ll come have fun with us! Please RSVP (so we order enough food) by July 20 by calling 269-633-9054. RSVP Here!

This year, the VanBuren Conservation District is partnering with Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery to provide an outdoor educational experience for children ages 4-10. This program will take place at Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery and will utilize all that the hatchery has to offer including fishing, pond studies, various educational hikes, scavenger hunts, nature journaling and tours of the facility. Parents/guardians are required to attend for the entirety of the program and provide their own transportation. The event will be from 10am-12pm on June

4 All day: Independence Day All day July 4, 2022 In observance of Independence Day, the Van Buren Conservation District offices will be closed on Monday, July 4, 2022. We will return messages at our earliest availability after the holiday. Read more

9 10:00 am: South Haven Garden Club Garden Walk 10:00 am – 4:00 pm July 9, 2022 Van Buren Conservation District staff will be at one of the many booths at the Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum on Saturday, July 9; we look forward to seeing you there! Read more

11 10:00 am: Large Tire Collection: Paw Paw 10:00 am – 1:00 pm July 11, 2022 Collections are free to all Van Buren County residents, landowners, schools, and municipalities. Large tire collections are open to businesses as well. To show you’re eligible for free drop-off, please bring your ID or tax bill with a Van Buren address to collections. Pre-registration is required. July 11, 2022 | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Van Buren County Buildings & Grounds | 753 Hazen St., Paw Paw, MI 49079 | Accepting: large tires, semi tires, and limited numbers of passenger tires Read more

12 4:00 pm: Large Tire Collection: Paw Paw 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm July 12, 2022 Collections are free to all Van Buren County residents, landowners, schools, and municipalities. Large tire collections are open to businesses as well. To show you’re eligible for free drop-off, please bring your ID or tax bill with a Van Buren address to collections. Pre-registration is required. July 12, 2022 | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Van Buren County Buildings & Grounds | 753 Hazen St., Paw Paw, MI 49079 | Accepting: large tires, semi tires, and limited numbers of passenger tires Read more

13 10:00 am: Wednesdays at Wolf Lake | Week 3 10:00 am – 12:00 pm July 13, 2022 We invite children ages 4-10 and guardians to join us at Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery (34270 County Road 652, Mattawan, Michigan, 49071) as we partner to provide an outdoor educational experience. We will utilize all that the hatchery has to offer including fishing, pond studies, various educational hikes, scavenger hunts, nature journaling and tours of the facility. Parents/guardians are required to attend for the entirety of the program and provide their own transportation. Pre-registration is required and can be filled out online, in the Van Buren Conservation District office, over the phone by calling 269-657-4030 x5, or by stopping in to the South Haven Memorial Library or any one of Van Buren District Library branches. We can’t wait to see you soon! https://vanburencd.org/summer-education/ Read more

18 3:00 pm: Passenger & Semi Tire and Electronics Collection: City of Hartford 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm July 18, 2022 Collections are free to all Van Buren County residents, landowners, schools, and municipalities. Business-generated passenger and semi tires will not be accepted. To show you’re eligible for free drop-off, please bring your ID or tax bill with a Van Buren address to collections. Pre-registration is required for tires only. July 18, 2022 | 3:00 - 7:00 PM | Parking Lot Behind City Hall (enter from Center St.) | 19 W Main St., Hartford, MI 49057 | Accepting: passenger tires, semi tires, and electronics Read more

20 10:00 am: Wednesdays at Wolf Lake | Week 4 10:00 am – 12:00 pm July 20, 2022 We invite children ages 4-10 and guardians to join us at Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery (34270 County Road 652, Mattawan, Michigan, 49071) as we partner to provide an outdoor educational experience. We will utilize all that the hatchery has to offer including fishing, pond studies, various educational hikes, scavenger hunts, nature journaling and tours of the facility. Parents/guardians are required to attend for the entirety of the program and provide their own transportation. Pre-registration is required and can be filled out online, in the Van Buren Conservation District office, over the phone by calling 269-657-4030 x5, or by stopping in to the South Haven Memorial Library or any one of Van Buren District Library branches. We can’t wait to see you soon! https://vanburencd.org/summer-education/ Read more

27 10:00 am: VBCD July 27, 2022 Regular Board Meeting 10:00 am – 12:00 pm July 27, 2022 Notice of Regular Meeting To all residents and landowners of Van Buren County, notice is hereby given that the Van Buren Conservation District’s regularly scheduled, July 27, 2022 board meeting will occur at the Van Buren Conservation District (1035 E Michigan Ave., Paw Paw, MI 49079) at 10:00 AM, unless otherwise noted on the VBCD website and Facebook page. The agenda will be posted on the VBCD website and on the VBCD Facebook page. If you have any questions, please call 269-633-9054 or email deputy@vanburencd.org. Read more 5:00 pm: VBCD Annual Meeting, Director Election, & Summer Picnic 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm July 27, 2022 We invite you and yours to our Annual Meeting, Director Election, & Summer Picnic on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 5:00 PM at the Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery (34270 County Road 652, Mattawan, Michigan, 49071)! The event is free and will include an optional tour of the hatchery at 4:30 PM, updates on district programs, award presentations director election, a picnic dinner, music, and mingling. We hope you'll come have fun with us! Please RSVP (so we order enough food) by July 20 by calling 269-633-9054. Read more

The Van Buren Conservation District has brought back a longtime favorite; the Food, Farm & Fun Guide. The 2022 Van Buren County Food, Farm & Fun Guide showcases our county’s agricultural and recreational scene – now in a new way! The guide still highlights our region’s local food vendors, recreational farm businesses, and greenhouses as well as local festivals, and as a new addition this year, it also includes public green spaces. Food, Farm & Fun Guides can be found at three Michigan Welcome Centers

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