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News Headlines and EventsPublic input is being requested on the current Cass River Watershed Plan. Please visit the link below for more information. Check out our new 2011 Fall tree order form on our Tree Sales page Handouts from our recent Tree Pruning Workshop are available for download: Growing and Using Fruit at Home Pruning to Restore Old Neglected Apple Trees Renovating Old Abandoned Apple Trees 2011 District Meeting DatesWe have set our District meeting dates for 2011. You can access the list by clicking here The 2011 Conservation Poster Contest results can be found here. The proposed budget of the Tuscola Conservation District for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2010 will be presented to the District Board for final approval at the regular monthly meeting at 8:00 am on September 13, 2010. The public is invited to comment on the proposed budget at this time. Copies of the proposed budget are available at the District office located at 1075 Cleaver Rd. in Caro. Household Hazardous Waste/Clean Sweep Collection No more collections scheduled for 2010, watch for 2011 dates coming soon. Tuscola County Recycling Center is sponsoring a mercury health thermometer exchange during the Household Hazardous Waste Collection, while supplies last. Thermometers must be brought to the Recycling Center in a plastic zip-lock baggie! An appointment is required to attend the event. Please call ahead for an appointment and details at 989-672-1673 Carbon CreditsThe Michigan Conservation and Climate Initiative (MCCI) is the new joint project between the Delta Institute, the Michigan Association of Conservation Districts and the State of Michigan. The project provides landowners the opportunity to earn greenhouse gas emissions credits when they use conservation tillage, plant grasses or trees or capture methane with manure digesters. Conservation Districts throughout the state will be the Conservation Gateway for this project, providing landowners with project and enrollment information and verification services. Project information is available through your local Conservation District and at www.michiganclimate.org Click here for a pdf version of the brochure
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