Don’t move firewood: Keeping forests pests in the cold With winter setting in and hunters heading to deer camps throughout the state, it’s an important time to remember to leave firewood at home. Firewood can move tree diseases and pests, such as oak wilt or hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA), which can quickly kill healthy Michigan […]
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Keeping it Rural in Van Buren County – Ag. Land Preservation Options for Landowners Tuesday, June 27 from 6PM-8PM at the Van Buren Conference Center at 490 S. Paw Paw St. in Lawrence “Keeping it Rural” presenters include: Michigan Department of Agriculture Rural Development, Elizabeth Juras Michigan Department of Agriculture Rural Development, Jarrod Thelen Natural […]
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Over the next few years, the Van Buren Conservation District (VBCD) and the local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are promoting two cost share programs for farmers to implement conservation practices like cover crops, no-till and filter strips. Depending on the practice, location, and eligibility, up to 90% of the cost of installing conservation practices […]
Read MoreHARTFORD and WATERVLIET, MI — Over the next few months, the Van Buren Conservation District (VBCD) will be conducting a survey of residents in the Pine and Mill Creek Watersheds in Hartford and Watervliet. About 200 residents will receive surveys in the mail. The survey will help identify knowledge of and interest in home and […]
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Passenger Tire Clean Up Collections for Van Buren County Residents RSVP Tires to the VBCD – Space is Limited – Call 269-657-4030 x5. Residents Only. No Businesses Allow. Passenger Tires Only. Limit 10 tires per resident address.
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View plant descriptions and photos and/or place your Order Online OR Download an 2017 Native Plant Sale Order! Native Plant Sale Friday, May 19 – Noon-6:00 pm Pick-up and Sale at the VBCD Office at 1035 E. Michigan Ave. Paw Paw, MI 49079 Pre-Order by Friday, May 12th ORDER FORM or ORDER ONLINE
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The Safe Food Risk Assessment Program The VBCD is one of four Conservation Districts across the State working to roll out a new food safety program in the summer of 2017. This new program is currently under development by the district’s newest employee; Heather Cummings, who will fill the roll of Food Safety Technician in […]
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The SW X SW Corner CISMA in collaboration with the City of St. Joseph will be hosting with a second Japanese Knotweed Symposium to help landowners and professionals learn about this aggressive invasive species. The work shop will run from 9am-3pm on Tuesday, March 21st at the St. Joe Heritage Museum and Cultural Center (601 […]
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LAWRENCE, MI – Scott Anderson, a South Dakota grain farmer and founder of CashCow Farmer, will be the keynote presenter at the Van Buren Conservation District’s annual “Farming for the Future” conference. The event will be held on Wednesday, March 8 at the Van Buren Conference Center in Lawrence. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and […]
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