Nurturing Resiliency:

Farms, Forests, and Waterways

2024 Annual Report
2025/26 Conservation Needs & Priorities Survey

Our Mission:

To promote responsible natural resource and land-use management for present and future generations.

Areas of Work

  • Agriculture

    Free Confidential Risk Assessments, Agency Referrals, and Certifications

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    Family Celebrating MAEAP Certification

  • Forestry

    Free Consultation, Technical Service Provider Referrals, and Possible Tax Reductions

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    White Oak Initiative Workshop

  • Invasives

    Free Consultation, Education, and Low-Cost Treatment for Qualifying Species and Landowners

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    Field Team Treating Mile-a-Minute Weed

  • Recycling

    Providing Support for Barry County Materials Management Planning, Household Hazardous Waste Events, Resources, and Education

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    Loading Household Hazardous Waste

  • Waterways

    Free Consultation on Best Practices for Water Quality Monitoring and Natural Shoreline Design/Installation

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    Thornapple Watershed Clean Up Group

Upcoming Events

Recent News

View fullsize Last chance to sign up and join us tomorrow morning, Tuesday, September 30th from 9-11:30 am at Bailey Nature Preserve to lean about common woody invasives and forest health in southwest Michigan!
View fullsize Join us on Friday, October 3rd to sort and identify macroinvertebrates collected through the @micorpsmi stream monitoring program. We are currently monitoring six sites in the Thornapple River Watershed to determine water quality. Learn more and sign
View fullsize For Outdoor Youth Day we, alongside the Thornapple River Watershed Council, collected and sorted some live macroinvertrates to teach kids about water quality and show how these river bugs can be water quality indicators. The spiny soft-shell turtle w
View fullsize Join us in the river later this monthas we collect macroinvertebrates to later identify and quantify to determine water quality ratings in the Thornapple River watershed! Learn more and sign up at www.barrycd.org/waterquality
View fullsize Caught the Rough Blazing Star in bloom today in our City of Hastings Adopt a Corner garden while collecting seeds/deadheading. Black eyed susans and Purple coneflower are also still blooming and the Little bluestem is starting to turn red 😍 the Hors
View fullsize Do you enjoy jumping into a pair of waders and looking at river bugs? Are you curious about water quality conditions? If you answered yes, you would be a perfect addition to our @micorpsmi volunteer stream monitoring program! Sign up to help us colle
View fullsize Oak Wilt is a devastating disease in Michigan's Forests, but treatments such as root pruning can help stop the spread. Contact us to learn more!
View fullsize Are your oaks looking wilted and brown? They may have a fungal disease called Oak Wilt. If your Oak trees have suddenly changed color or are dropping their leaves early, it could be a symptom for this disease. Reach out to us for more information on
View fullsize Learn about USDA-funded KBS Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (KBS-LTAR) and explore how you might introduce conservation practices into your own operation!

Project Highlights

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partners for Wildlife Projects
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partners for Wildlife Projects
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Nashville Dam Removal
Nashville Dam Removal
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High Bank Creek Restoration
High Bank Creek Restoration
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