About the Kalkaska
Conservation District ......
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Staff
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Russ LaRowe,
District Manager
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Randy Keen, District Forester
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Pepper
Bromelmeier, NRCS District
Conservation
Tom Sheneman, 2008
Field Supervisor
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Board of Directors
George Shetler, Director,
Tom Sheneman, 2009 Field Supervisor,
Jerry Neuman, Chairman,
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Mary Sullivan, Director
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Not Pictured: Sandy Gunning and Robert Burgin |
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Background
The Kalkaska
Conservation District is a local unit of state government
and was founded in 1950. A locally elected five-member
board of directors makes all decisions regarding the
Districts programs and activities. These programs provide
technical assistance, information, and education to
assist the people in Kalkaska County to properly manage
their natural resources. The District has been
implementing water quality programs for eleven years.
Effort has been focused on the Manistee, Boardman and
Rapid Rivers, the three primary river systems in the
county. To date, we have concentrated on the physical
effects of erosion including stream bank stabilization,
road / stream crossings, and access sites. We also
provide a private lands forestry program, a state-wide
sustainable agricultural program and a youth education
program.
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- Annual
Activities & Projects
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Select and recognize a Conservationist of the Year
for Kalkaska County.
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Provide an ecology / conservation field day for all
sixth graders in the Kalkaska and Forest Area
School Districts.
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Support Envirothon in area schools.
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Provide education, advice, and expertise to county
residents about forest, water, and soil
conservation issues.
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Regularly meet with County Commissioners regarding
local issues such as roads and
streams.
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Initiate water quality activities.
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out an annual sale of trees, shrubs, and wildlife
enhancement plantings.
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Direct a conservation poster contest for area
students.
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Direct river restoration projects on the Boardman,
Manistee, and Rapid Rivers.
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Provide information to waterfront owners and
encourage participation in and the development of
lake or stream associations.
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