This week is National Stewardship Week!  

Sponsored by the National Association of Conservation Districts, this year's theme " Forests for People - More than You Can Imagine" promotes our nation's trees and forests and the vital services they provide!  Learn more

Happy Earth Day!

On Friday April 22nd people around the world will celebrate Earth Day.  Honorary events such as planting trees, special hikes, biking trips, schoolyard clean ups and tours of green technology projects will help earth's citizens learn about the world they live upon.

Michigan Conservation Districts make every day Earth Day by helping Michigan's citizens learn more about the natural world around them by working with them to address natural resource issues in their local communities. Through workshops, field days, technical assistance and cost share opportunities, Conservation Districts provide an amazing variety of programs and assistance targeted toward the specific needs of their communities.

Hands on, hard working and dedicated the wise management of Michigan's natural resources Conservation Districts are your natural resource, resource!  Join them as they celebrate Earth Day every day, by putting on your boots, grabbing your gloves as you head outdoors to enjoy the natural world.  And, when you get back in, give your local Conservation District a call to see what you can do to really make a difference in the world around you!

MACD is pleased to announce the start of the 2011 Think Green Raffle! Tickets will be mailed out to Districts that participated in the 2010 raffle. If your District did not participate in prior raffles and you would like to participate this year, please contact MACD. Not a District and interested in purchasing a raffle ticket? Click on the Think Green banner on the MACD home page for information on where you can obtain tickets.

The National Association of Conservation Districts President, Gene Schmidt was a guest on the Tuesday's AgriTalk program to talk about conservation funding in the FY11 budget. The interview is available at by clicking here (on the second half of the show, around the 29:30 mark)