1. science
2. ecology
3. waste management
4. recycling

2015 CALENDAR
Do you want it
to go here...
OR HERE?
Missaukee Conservation District benefits you!
Here’s how:
• 800,000 pounds or approximately 16,000 tires collected
• 55,500 pounds of hazardous waste collected
• Seedling Sale
• Senior Picnic
• Farm & Field Day for 500 fifth grade students
• Manage the Missaukee County Recycling Center
• Forest Management
• Farming best management practices
• Education in schools and more…..
2014 Annual Report
January 2015
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Mission Statement
The Missaukee Conservation District shall
serve as a catalyst to promote the wise
stewardship of natural resources through
education, planning and technical assistance.
March 2015
Missaukee Conservation District
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6180 W. Sanborn Road
Suite 3
Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193
Fax 231.839.5411
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www.missaukeecd.org
Larry Thompson, Chair
Robert Haskin, Vice Chair
Greg Davis, Secretary/Treasurer
Ed Dunlap, Board Member
Jim Eisenga, Board Member
Robert Kmiec, Associate Director
Susan Schwager, Associate Director
Marcia Rackov, Associate Director
Sherry L. Blaszak, Manager
Chere Elenbaas, Program and Lead Recycling Coordinator
Soil Erosion & Sedimentation Control Agent
Jodi (Venema) DeHate, MAEAP Technician
Becky Bode, Assistant Recycling Coordinator
Jeff Fewless, CTAI Technician
Shawn Quick, Assistant Recycling Coordinator
Native Gardens Update
Sherry Blaszak, Manager
Missaukee Conservation District was
the recipient of two grants that provided
assistance in adding to the N.E.W.
Missaukee Fitness Trail and Native
Gardens with goals of making even
more improvements. Grantors were the
Missaukee Area Community Foundation,
a geographic component of Cadillac Area
Community Foundation and Northwest
Michigan Council of Governments.
An unused fiberglass satellite dish was
repurposed into a gazebo under which
sits a picnic table made of recycled plastic
setting on crushed stone. The gazebo sits
among the native plants where dozens
of monarchs flitted from plant to plant
collecting nourishment before their long
trek to Mexico or southern California for
the winter.
An outdoor information display case is
now on the outside of our offices’ outside
door that will be regularly filled with
current information. Trail signs will be
improved as well as the trail map.
A pergola will be built and placed on the
west side of the Missaukee County Office
building with a currently owned picnic
table put beneath it. You will be able to
enjoy the warmth without the sunburn
while taking a break from walking the
trail, looking at the flowers, or watching
birds and butterflies, even finding our two
geocaches.
Changes were made to the grounds
late this summer as a portion of the
native gardens were replaced with an
irrigated lawn. It’s definitely a contrast in
presentation. All natural on the northeast
side that takes little maintenance but does
have a tendency to look unpolished and
definitely un-manicured, even unkempt, at
various times of the year (but, oh, do the
birds enjoy the plants’ seeds in the winter
and early spring!). The manicured lawn is
attractive and definitely is a more “needy”
space – requiring regular irrigation,
fertilizing and mowing. Beauty is truly in
the eye of the beholder.
Missaukee Conservation District
October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Revenue
000.580 · Local Revenue
281.600 · Charge for Services
282.539 · MAEAP grant
289.580 · DEQ Scrap Tire Grant
294.600 · Tree Sale
295.501 · CTAI Grant
298.540 · Special Projects
300.600 · Solid Waste Income
301.600 · Recycling Income
303.580 · No-till Drill Rental
Other income/expense
Total Revenue
7,298.00
14,060.70
67,681.87
2,812.00
20,862.72
15,549.04
1,455.00
85,000.00
3,787.29
10,081.50
987.61
229,575.73
Expense
281.000 · Operations
282.000 · MAEAP
285.000 · MACF
289.000 · DEQ Scrap Tire Exp.
294.000 · Tree Sales
295.000 · CTAI
298.000 · Spec Projects
300.000 · Solid Waste Exp.
301.000 · Recycling Expense
Other expense
Subtotal Expenses
Net Income
From FY14 carryover
Budget balance
39,563.33
67,681.87
2,298.00
2,812.25
12,941.00
15,549.04
3,598.17
85,000.00
3,757.19
180.17
233,381.02
-3,805.29
3,805.29
0.00
these figures are subject to audit and are not finalized
Environmental Impacts from the Michigan Agriculture
Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP)
Jodi (Venema) DeHate, MAEAP Technician
The Michigan Agriculture Environmental
Assurance Program or MAEAP focus is reducing
risk to the environment from agriculture. Well, since
the program has been in place how has this been
accomplished? Remember that MAEAP is a voluntary,
proactive program for farms of all sizes. This might
lead one to believe that it’s fairly hard to get volunteers
for a program that sounds pretty daunting. It’s hasn’t
been hard to find volunteers, of course it helps that
the program is getting all kinds of state wide publicity,
agriculture groups are advocating it, and I tend to make
it sound as if it’s not so hard, and for some it’s not very
hard to comply with.
Some history about MAEAP, the program comes
out of Michigan’s Right to Farm Act, and the Generally
Accepted Agriculture Management Practices
(GAAMPS) are standards developed by stakeholders
that further define what Right to Farm means. When a
farm is following GAAMPS the farm is in compliance
with the Right to Farm Act. This gives the farm
protection under that law. This is a huge selling point!
Why? It protects them from nuisance litigation.
Back to the original premise, since the program’s
inception this is what has been measured from farmers
that have been involved in MAEAP:
• “The erosion-reducing aspects of MAEAP verification
have kept almost 347,620 tons of farming soil where
it belongs: in farm fields…. EACH YEAR. That’s
30,900- 10 yard dump truck of soil not reaching
streams and lakes – EVERY YEAR.”
• “Phosphorus deliver to lakes & streams through
sedimentation was reduced by 1.4 million pounds
over 3 years.”
• “Annual Phosphorus delivery to lakes & streams
through sedimentation is reduced almost 600,000
pounds PER YEAR through MAEAP… enough
to grow almost 150,000 TONS of algae in lakes and
streams.
• “Almost 730,000 acres receive pesticides have
approved pesticide management plans over 3
years.”
• Over 13,000 acres of filter strips have been installed
and almost 2,300 gullies have been stabilized
improving water quality, during the last 3 years.”
Source: MAEAP.org
MAEAP is a collaborative effort with conservation
districts, farmers, Michigan Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development, commodity organizations,
Farm Bureau, universities, conservation groups, and
state and federal agencies. So that’s a lot of groups
working together to improve and maintain our
environment! Conservation Districts are key in the
workings of this program since they are a trusted
source of information for the community and provide
services like MAEAP. For more information about
MAEAP or what else the Missaukee Conservation
District does, please contact Jodi (Venema) DeHate at
231.839.7193 or [email protected].
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Cadillac • 231-779-7919
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October 2014
December 2014
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
Missaukee Conservation District would
like to thank you for your support.
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City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
Remember
to Vote
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MCD Office CLOSED
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
America
Recycles
Day!
Veterans’ Day
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MCD Board Meeting
9 am
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
Good Morning
Lake City 7AM
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
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MCD Office CLOSED
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
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November 2014
Thanksgiving
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Recycling CLOSED
City of McBain
Recycling picked up
Missaukee Conservation District
6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org
“Where Does Your Water Shed?”
Poster Contest
Emma Burkholder
Brandon Richardson Anna Lanser
by Chere Elenbaas
Each September teachers are invited to participate in a nationwide poster contest. The 2014 theme was “Where
Does Your Water Shed?” It is important to understand about the water we need each day, where it comes from and
where it flows to, above and underground. Congratulations to first place, Emma Burkholder; second place Brandon
Richardson; and third place Anna Lanser for their winning posters. Thank you to all participating schools.
Past recipient of The Friend of Conservation Award
by the Missaukee Conservation District.
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
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Missaukee
Conservation
District wishes
you a very Merry
Christmas.
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Wednesday
3
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City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
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MCD Board Meeting
9 am
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
Recycling 9am - 1pm
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11
Recycling 9am - 5pm
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12
Recycling 9am - 1pm
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
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Good Morning
Lake City 7AM
Recycling 9am - 1pm
City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
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MCD Office CLOSED
Winter Begins
Christmas Eve
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
New Year’s Eve
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City of McBain
Recycling picked up
Recycling 9am - 1pm
November 2014
January 2015
MCD Office CLOSED
Christmas
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December 2014
25
Recycling CLOSED
If you use decorated
brown grocery bags
to wrap your presents
the Missaukee County
Recycling Center will
be happy to recycle it.
If you use purchased
Christmas wrapping
paper, sorry we are
not able to recycle it.
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Missaukee Conservation District
6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org
Missaukee County Soil Erosion and
Sedimentation Control Program
by Chere Elenbaas
Through a Memorandum of Understanding with Missaukee County Commissioners,
the Missaukee Conservation District maintains the Soil and Erosion and Sedimentation
Control Program. In 2014, 42 permits were issued.
Some residents are not pleased with permit requirement to till or place sand on the beach.
This has always been the law, which hasn’t changed. If Missaukee Conservation District
does not follow the law as written, the state could step in and hire a private entity to take care
of the program. Missaukee Conservation District and Missaukee County Commissioners
care about landowners and natural resources.
You can find 2013-15 plat books at:
A&L Trading Post
Ebels
Falmouth Co-op, Falmouth & McBain
Horizon Book Store, Cadillac
Lake City Chamber of Commerce
Manton Pro Hardware
McBain Grain
McBain Hardware
Missaukee Title
Missaukee Conservation District
Wexford Conservation District
Whitetail Realty
The seedling sale was a
welcome sight after the freezing
winter. Although most of the
snow had melted, there were still
many places with feet of snow on
the ground.
26,000+/seedlings
were
planted for reforestation, wildlife
enhancement, and many other
reasons. A special thank you to
guest speaker, Ron Klinger, for
sharing his knowledge about
growing and brewing with hops.
The Little Store With More!
Featuring Carhartt • Woolrich • Robeez Shoes • Bogs
231-826-3333 • Falmouth
www.ebelsgeneralstore.com
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Watch for the Missaukee
Conservation District
Spring Seedling Catalog
in the mail!
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City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
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MCD Office CLOSED
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MCD Board Meeting
9 am
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MCD Office CLOSED
Recycling 9am - 5pm
New Year’s Day
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
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Saturday
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Good Morning
Lake City 7AM
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
January 2015
City of McBain
Recycling picked up
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
Missaukee Conservation District
6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org
Annual Dinner
February 10, 2014
by Chere Elenbaas
Emcees Seth and May Bernard, opened the evening and entertained during
dinner with light music. Our very own Conservation District Forester,
Max Yancho spoke about “What’s in Our Forests”, then answered many
questions. Gary Long was the recipient of the Friend of Forestry Award,
sponsored by Chemical Bank of Lake City. Dale and Barb Dieterman
received the Friend of Agriculture Award, sponsored by Greenstone Farm
Credit Services. Gernaat Dairy, LLC. received the Friend of Environment
Award, sponsored by First Merit Bank. Volunteers Michele Bernier and
Beverly Lind were recognized for their extensive hours helping with many
projects. This was sponsored by Fifth Third Bank. Missaukee Conservation
District appreciates all of the volunteers who help throughout the year. Their
dedication and support is vital to the district’s ability to carry out programs.
TAKE
THE
4C
CHALLENGE:
1. Call 231-825-8191.
2. Come in.
3. Compare facilities
and prices.
4. Change.
211 N. Pine St., P.O. Box 38, McBain, MI 49657
231-825-8191 • www.burkholderfamilyfuneralhome.com
Keith D. Burkholder
licensed mortician and resident of the area since 1974
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Monday
January 2015
March 2015
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Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Annual Dinner will take place this month.
Stay tuned for details!
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City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
Recycling 9am - 1pm
Groundhog Day
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
12
Recycling 9am - 1pm
Lincoln’s Birthday
15
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MCD Office CLOSED
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MCD Board Meeting
9 am
18
Recycling 9am - 5pm
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Valentine’s Day
Good Morning
Lake City 7AM
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
Presidents Day
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February 2015
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
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City of McBain
Recycling picked up
Recycling 9am - 1pm
Missaukee Conservation District
6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org
USDA Honey Bee Effort
Sharcy Wieczorek, Soil Conservationist
The Farm Bill passed in 2014 offers additional help to deal with the
nation’s emergency decline in pollinator species. It is estimated that 35%
of crop production requires pollination by insects and other animals, the
most important of these being the honey bee. The honey bee’s pollination services in agriculture have been estimated at $200 billion worldwide. In the past several years there has been record numbers of honey
bee colony collapse, with loss of habitat being a major contributing factor. The Farm Bill’s Honey Bee Effort provides financial and technical
assistance to landowners that want to convert part of their property to
honey bee forage, with clover and wildflower mixes.
In 2014, 6 acres of wildflower pollinator habitat was planted in Missaukee County through USDA Farm Bill programs. An additional 18 acres
of habitat was approved to be installed in 2015. Please contact your local
Natural Resource Conservation Service office if you have any questions
about this program.
USDA Service Center, 7192 E. 34 Road, Cadillac, MI, 231.775.7681 x 3
Missaukee Title Company
Land Title Services Since 1871
119 E. Prospect St
PO Box 480, Lake City
[email protected]
Cathy Molitor & Cindy Wagner
Title Ins. Agents • Abstractors • Closing & Escrow Services
PH 231-839-4563
Fax 231-839-5642
[email protected]
Sunday
Monday
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8
Daylight Saving
Time starts
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
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Thursday
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Friday
Saturday
5
6
Recycling 9am - 5pm
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
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14
Recycling 9am - 1pm
MCD’s
Garden Diseases,
Soils & Composting
Workshop
15
16
17
MCD Board Meeting
9 am
18
19
Recycling 9am - 5pm
Good Morning
Lake City 7AM
20
21
Recycling 9am - 1pm
City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
St. Patrick’s Day
Palm Sunday
Spring Begins
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March 2015
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
Recycle your broken or
unwanted electronics at
the Missaukee County
Recycling Center.
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City of McBain
Recycling picked up
Recycling 9am - 1pm
February 2015
April 2015
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Missaukee Conservation District
6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org
Benefits
of Vegetated Filter Strips
Jeff Fewless, CTAI Technician
Landowners in Missaukee county should be aware of the impacts
of sediment run-off into ditches, dug ponds, legal drains and other
waterways. Filter strips may prove a wiser choice than row-crop
production in areas adjacent to water bodies and drainage courses.
Benefits to filters strips include:
Travel Roads • Hunting Areas • Natural Beauty
Improved Drainage through access to ditches and tile outlets
Visit the USDA-NRCS office or the Missaukee Conservation District office for
assistance in planning your next vegetated filter strip. Cost share funding
may be available to implement conservation practices on your land.
Approximately 340’ of filter strip was installed in Missaukee County last year.
231-775-7681 x3 or 231-839-7193
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15’ JD 1590 No-Till Drill
• Works in no-till conditions or tilled fields
• Seeds: alfalfa, soybeans, wheatgrasses,
oats and wheat
• Will not see fluffy warm season grasses
or smooth bromegrass
Rents for $15/Acre thru Voelker
4363 S. Morey Rd.
Lake City
(231) 839-8660
Winter Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 AM-5:30 PM, Sat. 8 AM-12 Noon
Summer Hours: Mon., Tues.,Wed., & Fri. 8 AM-5:30 PM
Thurs. 7 AM-6 PM; Sat. 8 AM-2 PM
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Monday
March 2015
May 2015
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Wednesday
Thursday
1
Thank you
Friday
Saturday
2
Recycling 9am - 1pm
Recycling 9am - 5pm
to Missaukee
County Road
Commission for
your support.
Good Friday
April Fool’s Day
7
City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
Recycling 9am - 5pm
Easter
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
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MCD Board Meeting
9 am
City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
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23
Recycling 9am - 5pm
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28
Recycling 9am - 5pm
April 2015
25
Recycling 9am - 1pm
During the seedling sale
Free Water Testing
for nitrates & Forestry
Update Workshop
Earth Day
29
Recycling 9am - 1pm
24
City of McBain
Recycling picked up
Seedling Sale
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Good Morning
Lake City 7AM
30
Seedling Sale
Seedling Sale at Missaukee
County Road Commission
1199 N. Morey Road, Lake City
Didn’t place an order? Stop by the sale to
see what is available...and enjoy some coffee,
donuts and conversation. Friday, April 24 from
9-5 and Saturday, April 25 from 9-1.
Missaukee Conservation District
6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org
Fruit Tree Workshop
by Chere Elenbaas
Early May a fruit tree and maintenance
workshop was held with guest speakers
Erin Lizotte and Steve Fouch, both
Michigan State University Extension
Specialists. Erin spoke about proper
fertilization, pesticide options and
maximizing your fruit yield. We traveled
to an orchard where Steve demonstrated
hands-on how to prune fruit trees, young
and old. The methods are different
depending on the age of the tree. A special
thank you to Larry Harris for the use of
his fruit trees for pruning.
At Autumnwood of McBain...
231-825-2990
220 Hughston St., McBain • www.cienafacilities.com
Get Well. Go Home.
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April 2015
June 2015
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Wednesday
Thursday
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Saturday
Recycling 9am - 1pm
Happy 66th
Birthday
Missaukee
Conservation District!
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
Recycling 9am - 5pm
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Mosquito
Barrier will keep
mosquitoes away
from your outdoor
event. Available
at Missaukee
Conservation
District.
Deer and other wildlife
bothering your plants?
Try Plantskydd, a natural
animal repellent available
at Missaukee Conservation
District.
City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
Friday
14
Recycling 9am - 5pm
Good Morning
Lake City 7AM
16
15
Recycling 9am - 1pm
Mother’s Day
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MCD Board Meeting
9 am
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
Recycling 9am - 5pm
City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
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MCD Office CLOSED
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
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City of McBain
Recycling picked up
Recycling 9am - 1pm
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Memorial Day
May 2015
Missaukee Conservation District
6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org
Batteries, VHS Tapes, DVD’s, and more!
Sherry L. Blaszak, Manager
Missaukee County Recycling Center accepts household batteries, VHS tapes, DVD’s, and CD’samong other things-year round now due to its permanent electronics collection partnership with
Comprenew, a Grand Rapids based recycling company. The list of items accepted is very long!
Now you don’t have to wait for those special collections held twice a year. Missaukee County Recycling Center, 6420 W. Sanborn Road, Lake City, is open Wednesday 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday
9 am to 1 pm. Have questions? Visit our website at www.missaukeecd.org or call 231.839.7193.
Office and household electronics
• Air cleaners, humidifiers
• Batteries (non-rechargeable)
• Cellular telephones
• Copiers
• DVD players and VCRs
• Fax machines
• Gaming systems
• GPS Units
• iPods, MP3 players
• Ink and toner cartridges
• Microwaves
• Medical Equipment (non-hazardous)
• Power tools (electric only)
• Projectors
• Radios, stereos and CD players
• Telephone Systems, answering machines
• Televisions
• Various media (floppy disks, CDs, DVDs,
memory sticks)
Computer components & accessories
• Circuit boards
• Computers (Desktops, Laptops, Main
Frames, Tablets)
• Docking stations, routers
• Hard Drives
• Internal, external disk drives
• Keyboards and mice
• Modems
• Monitors (any size)
• Networking equipment
• PDAs (Blackberrys, Palm Pilots, iPhones)
• Power cords, cables, wires
• Printers, scanners
• Ram/Memory
• Servers, server racks
• Speakers
• Tape back-ups
• UPS Battery bac-ups
* No light bulbs, refrigerators, air
conditioners, dehumidifiers.
• 18 Beautiful Holes
• Friendly, Professional Staff
• Listed in Golf Digest’s
2008 Best Place to Play
Missaukee Golf Club | Corner of M-55 & M-66, lake City | 231-839-2901 | www.MissaukeeGolfClub.CoM
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City of Lake City
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Household Hazardous
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Flag Day
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May 2015
July 2015
Summer Begins
Father’s Day
June 2015
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6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org
The 2nd Annual Senior Northern Camper Picnic
VOLUNTEERS MAKE IT SHINE FOR SENIORS
Kathy Salvatore, Northern Camper
Who says a little rain has to dampen the spirit?
No one! The 2nd lunch was postponed a day due
to rain, but volunteers were there along with senior
guests—and the sunshine—on August 13. Held at
the Missaukee Conservation District, there were
over 100 in attendance, half of which were volunteers. The Cadillac Wexford Transit Authority once
again was a leader in community service transporting seniors from Autumnwood and Countryview
Apartments in McBain. Residents from Belle
Oakes in Lake City were also special guests, along
with seniors from Lake City, Falmouth, and the
Golden Agers from Merritt.
Coco from K-9 Companions was there to greet
people as they got off the bus. Hotdogs and burgers were grillin’ with help from Autumnwood of
McBain. Airway Oxygen, Hospice of Michigan,
The Northern Camper and Leelin Home Health
Care helped with other picnic essentials. And
dessert? Of course there was dessert! There were
brownies and cookies to start from Belle Oakes
and ice cream from Heartland Hospice to top off
the sweet tooth.
Along with great food, the objective of the lunch
was to give seniors an opportunity to enjoy the
outdoors. The nature trail at the Missaukee Conservation District provided the perfect setting, as it
is wheelchair accessible. Volunteers were stationed
along the trail to share their passion of quilts, rocks,
loons and hummingbirds. Residents from Missaukee County along with volunteers from the Lake
City Women’s Club, Mercy Rehab and Agape
Care Essential were also on hand to assist seniors.
And just like dessert, what would a party be
without music? Local band “Play Date” joined the
party again this year and kept toes tapping with
songs everyone could sing, as well as a special song
written by Bill Jones. A senior from last year’s
lunch inspired Bill, and the song found a special
place in everyone’s heart. To all the volunteers who
made the day shine, thank you! Look for more
photos and “the rest of the story” in the September
issue of The Northern Camper.
*Please see August for list of Volunteers.
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MCD Office CLOSED
Recycling 9am - 1pm
Recycling CLOSED
Independence Day
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City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
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MCD Board Meeting
9 am
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
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Good Morning
Lake City 7AM
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Recycling picked up
Parent’s Day
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July 2015
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Recycling picked up
The “N.E.W.”
(Nature’s Exciting
Wonders) Missaukee
Fitness Trail is a nonmotorized trail, open
to the public. Pets are
welcome, but please
clean up after them.
Missaukee Conservation District
6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org
The 2nd Annual Senior
Northern Camper Picnic
VOLUNTEERS
(If you don’t see your name here and you were there, we love you even more!)
Tina Ankney, Autumnwood
Kay Arndt, Autumnwood
Sherry Blaszak, Missaukee Conservation District
Joe Blaszak, Autumnwood
Lisa Byrnes, Woman’s Club
Chris - C&W Portables
Henrietta Decker
Buffy Dehoff
Xavier Eastway, Agape Care Essential
Vance Edwards, CWTA
Chuck, Tyler, Daryl – CWTA
Chere Elenbaas, Missaukee Conservation District
Carolyn Flore, Missaukee County Clerk
Margo Jacobs, Autumnwood
Don Harris, The Northern Camper
Heidi Helsel, Autumnwood
Caitlin Hills, Lake City Health Dept.
Bill Jones, Play Date
Dave King, Play Date
Fran King, Lake City Woman’s Club
Christopher King
Veronica Kmiec
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Janet Kolhagen, Lake City Woman’s Club
Jim Lambert, Tent
Stacie Lawson, Leelin Home Healthcare
Beverly Lind
Judy Iverson Luter
Rick Marion, Autumnwood
Stacia Meczywar
Missaukee EMS
Jen Moffit, Airway Oxygen
Dave Newhouse
Pam Niebrzydowski, Missaukee County Parks
Christie Norman, Mercy Rehab
Ray Pilkington
Dawn Paulin, The Northern Camper
Mike Paulin, The Northern Camper
Marcia Rackov
Barb Scholten
Jackie Soltman, Belle Oakes
Nick Stadler, Hospice of Michigan
Aaron Stahl, CWTA
Kris St. Onge, Lake City Woman’s Club
Helen Sutton
Ann Swanson
Andrea Wade, Heartland Home Care & Hospice
Mary Winn & Coco, K-9 Companions
Gene Zwolak, Play Date
Mimi Zwolak, Lake City Woman’s Club
15’ JD 1590 No-Till Drill
• Works in no-till conditions or tilled fields
• Seeds: alfalfa, soybeans, wheatgrasses,
oats and wheat
• Will not see fluffy warm season grasses
or smooth bromegrass
Rents for $15/Acre thru Voelker
4363 S. Morey Rd.
Lake City
(231) 839-8660
Winter Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 AM-5:30 PM, Sat. 8 AM-12 Noon
Summer Hours: Mon., Tues.,Wed., & Fri. 8 AM-5:30 PM
Thurs. 7 AM-6 PM; Sat. 8 AM-2 PM
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MAEAP
Farm Tour
(tenative)
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MCD Board Meeting
9 am
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
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Good Morning
Lake City 7AM
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
Tires/Latex
Paint
Collection
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
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City of Lake City
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Senior
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City of McBain
Recycling picked up
Recycling 9am - 1pm
Missaukee Conservation District
6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org
Farm & Field Day
18th Year!
Sherry L. Blaszak
Missaukee Conservation District partnered with Geers Farm, Future
Farmers of America, MSU, Missaukee & Wexford Farm Bureaus and
many volunteers to put on their 18th Annual Field and Farm Day for 5th
grade students. Counties of Missaukee, Roscommon, and Wexford were
represented with about 550 students learning about various topics over
the course of 5 hours. Topics covered included Forestry and Sawmill,
Composting, Recycling, Enviroscape, Tractor Safety, Christmas Trees,
Calves, Horses, Bees, Dairy, Beef/Marketing, Agriculture Technology, Small
Animals, Future Farmers of America and Field to Feedbunk and Back. After lunch students were directed to recycle their unused lunch items
into 4 sections: pig food, recyclables, garbage, and unused food/unopened
food. It was amazing how much was left over! There were some very happy
pigs, much less garbage, and items taken to the Missaukee County Recycling
Center.
We appreciate Geers Farm hospitality! Teachers were asked to provide
suggestions at end of the day so we can improve our event for next year.
Wexford-Missaukee Career Tech Center Future Farmers of America and
Northern Michigan Christian Agriculture Class were speakers and group
leaders. Their help is invaluable in providing a quality education day. We're
looking forward to next year! We can only hope that the weather will be as
gorgeous as it was for us in 2014.
COMMUNITY SPIRIT.
MADE IN MICHIGAN.
Thank you for allowing us to be a part of the Michigan landscape for over 95
years. At Chemical Bank, we believe it is important to be a part of the communities
we serve. To learn more about a bank that believes in the great state of Michigan,
visit one of our convenient locations or ChemicalBankMI.com.
CHEMICALBANKMI.COM
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
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MCD Office CLOSED
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
Recycling 9am - 1pm
Labor Day
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Saturday
Patriot Day (9/11)
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MCD Board Meeting
9 am
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
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Good Morning
Lake City 7AM
Recycling 9am - 1pm
City of Lake City
Recycling picked up
National Grandparents Day
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
Autumn Begins
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City of McBain
Recycling picked up
Recycling 9am - 1pm
August 2015
October 2015
Farm & Field Days
30
Recycling 9am - 5pm
September 2015
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6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org
Forestry Update
by Max Yancho
The forests of Missaukee county are an illustrative example some of Michigan’s
premier woodlands. From the northern hardwoods to lowland conifers and
everything in between, the full palette of forest types are illustrated in Missaukee
County. Like most of the state, a good portion of this forested land is owned by
the State of Michigan and managed by the Department of Natural Resources, but
an equally important portion of that land is owned private individuals; often times
erratically managed or unmanaged at all.
In 2006 and revised in 2013, a new tax incentive program was developed to
help private landowners not only save money on their property taxes but also
begin to actively take part in their property’s management. This program is called
the Qualified Forest Program. Through tax savings, the burden of ownership is
lessened, and by agreeing to follow a management plan, prepared by a qualified
forester who the landowner hires, the landowner can feel confident that the forest
is being appropriately conserved.
By September 2014 there were 2,687 acres of forested land enrolled or applied
for enrollment in Missaukee County. To put that in perspective, those 2,687 acres
of forested land are equal to 4.2 square miles. Each one of these parcels now
has a yearly 16 mil property taxes reduction and is covered by a scientifically
developed management plan. These numbers are expected to rise over the next
several years, and the Missaukee Conservation District will continue to play a key
role in supporting this program.
Through the participation in the Forestry Assistance Program, the Missaukee
Conservation District has benefited from the employment of a full time district
forester for the last 2 years to work with landowner on a variety of forestry related
topics, including enrollment in the qualified forest program. If you would like
information about managing your woodland contact Max Yancho at 231.775.7681
x 3 or [email protected].
Recycling
by Chere Elenbaas
Good job Missaukee County! With your support 3.7 million
pounds have been recycled since 2008 and over 560,000 pounds
just in 2014. Missaukee Conservation District manages the
Missaukee County Recycling Center with grants that finance
its operation.
One of our goals is to expand the facility so that more
product can be taken.
Electronics are now accepted any time. If it has a cord,
battery or hard drive, we can take it. For more information log
onto missaukeecd.org or call 231.839.7193.
2014 Collection Totals
Material.................................................................. Pounds
Plastics......................................................................20,657
Electronics...............................................................26,799
Corrugated, boxboard........................................182,900
HHW & Clean Sweep.............................................11,921
Newspaper, paper...............................................188,966
Phones, cartridges.......................................................157
Tin/metals................................................................27,946
Tires.........................................................................100,000
Vinyl siding.................................................................4,965
Latex paint.................................................................2,200
Total........................................................................566,511
Home of the Low Priced Cars!
CLASSIC
CHEVROLET
Corner of M-55 & M-66
Just South of Lake City
231-839-7231
www.classicchevyonline.com
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
Take a walk on the N.E.W.
Missaukee Fitness Trail and
enjoy the fall colors!
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Recycling picked up
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MCD Office CLOSED
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Good Morning
Lake City 7AM
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Columbus Day
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9 am
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City of McBain
Recycling picked up
Recycling 9am - 1pm
Halloween
Missaukee Conservation District
6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org
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Monday
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Time ends
8
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2
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5
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Recycling picked up
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Recycling 9am - 1pm
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Recycling CLOSED
MCD Office CLOSED
Veterans Day
15
16
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MCD Board Meeting
9 am
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Recycling 9am - 5pm
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Good Morning
Lake City 7AM
Recycling 9am - 1pm
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Recycling picked up
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Recycling CLOSED
MCD Office CLOSED
MCD Office CLOSED
City of McBain
Recycling picked up
October 2015
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Thanksgiving
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Plantskydd Animal Repellent when
applied in November after the rains
will deter those pesky critters from
feeding on your shrubs all winter.
November 2015
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6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org
Composting
by Becky Bode
Composting offers many benefits to the
environment, soil health and structure, and
best of all it is free. Creating a simple pile
made up of yard debris, kitchen scraps and
household materials can reduce the amount
of trash that regularly ends up in the landfills.
Adding compost to soil aids in erosion control,
promotes soil fertility and stimulates healthy
root development. If you have a large amount
of maple leaves, untreated grass clippings, cattle
manure, straw or hay you can drop them off
at the Friend’s Ministry garden collection site,
3728 S. Morey (M-66), Lake City. They will use
it to make and maintain their compost piles.
If space is limited another option is
vermicomposting. Composting with worms
is very simple, and with very little effort you
can be rewarded with a rich fertilizer for plants
and gardens. If taken care of properly, they can
be stored in or around your kitchen. I started
a worm bin in May 2014. The worms are still
successfully growing and producing (even
after the adventures they have been on). They
have been a fun and interesting addition to the
education process. Kids of all ages have enjoyed
checking them out and the process in which
they create the fertile castings. The “wigglers at
work” have visited Friend’s Ministry, the Ardis
Missaukee District Library, and Farm and Field
Day. The bin is simply made up of two plastic
bins, shredded and moistened newspaper, plain
paper and food. The food is what you would
typically put in your compost pile, such as fruits
and vegetables, coffee grounds, egg shells and
tea bags. Why not let the composting worms
and micro-organisms turn organic wastes into
black, earthy-smelling, nutrient-rich humus.
If you are interested in composting and
would like assistance please contact Becky Bode
at 231.839.7193 or [email protected].
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MCD Office CLOSED
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New Year’s Eve
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Thank you
to Missaukee County
Commissioners for
your support.
Missaukee Conservation District
6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org
Missaukee County Recycling Center
Saturday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm & Wednesday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm • Closed 11/29/14, 12/24/14, 7/4/15 and 11/28/15
6240 West Sanborn Road , Lake City (just past the Missaukee County Offices), 1/4 mile west of M-66 on the north side of the road
Log onto www.missaukeecd.org for up to date information.
Materials Accepted
Acceptable Items
How to prepare
Newspapers
Newspaper print (if it comes in a news paper, it stays in a
newspaper), telephone books
Place in boxes or bags.
Keep separate from magazines and junk mail.
Magazines
Magazines, catalogs and shiny junk mail
Keep separate from junk mail and newspapers.
Junk Mail
Any clean paper - colored, lined, computer, shredded,
envelopes, unwanted mail
Keep separate from newspapers and magazines.
Boxboard and
Corrugated Cardboard
Boxes - cereal, dry food, shoe, tissue, corrugated, paper bags,
paper towel and toilet paper rolls
Remove and discard liners, cellophane and metal strips
#1 Plastic (has #1 on bottom)
Bottle/jug shaped
Rinse out. Must be bottle shaped.
No clam shells, vegetable, fruit or deli containers.
#2 Plastic (has #2 on bottom)
Bottle/jug shaped
Rinse out.
Aluminum
Aluminum foil, pie and food trays, pop cans
Clean and separate from steel
Electronics
Anything with a cord, hard drive or battery; ink cartridges,
DVD’s, CD’s, VCR Tapes
Bring accessories
Tin and Steel
Food cans, any steel product
Clean, remove non-metal pieces
Egg Cartons
Cardboard or Styrofoam containers
Clean and unbroken
Plastic Shopping Bags
Large appliances
Clean
Washers, dryers, refrigerators, metal lawn furniture
Vinyl siding
Refrigerators or anything containing freon will not be accepted
unless accompanied by proof of freon removal.
Remove backing and nails
Missaukee County Recycling Center Does NOT Accept
Styrofoam
Paint
Vinyl (except siding)
Paper towels
Milk cartons
Toilet paper
Dirty boxes
Wood products
Glass
Juice cartons
Boat wrap
Shrink wrap
Ice cream buckets
Dirty aluminum foil
This material is based upon work supported under a grant by the Rural Utilities Service, United States
Department of Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed
in this material are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the
official views of the Rural Utilities Service.
USDA, Missaukee County and Missaukee Conservation District are equal opportunity employers
and providers.
Cottage cheese containers
Deli containers
Yogurt containers
Household Hazardous Waste
Missaukee Conservation District
6180 W. Sanborn Road, Suite 3, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone 231.839.7193 • Fax 231.839.5411 • www.missaukeecd.org