<html><head></head><body><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div>I'll be out of town for this project but some of you might be interested in starting the process of helping the Boardman Dam Pond start to heal.</div><div><br></div><div>Contact REB if you can help out.<br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydp2201a5csignature">Norm Fred<br><a href="http://www.brcleansweep.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BRCS</a></div></div>
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<div><b>From:</b> Reb Ratliff <rratliff@gtcd.org></div><div><b>To:</b> Reb Ratliff <rratliff@gtcd.org></div><div><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 11, 2018, 10:18:31 AM EDT</div><div><b>Subject:</b> Milkweed Planting Workbee this Friday! (6/15/18)</div><div><br></div>
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<div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-color:initial;"><b>WHO: </b>You! ...along with Conservation District staff. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-color:initial;"><b style="font-size:12.8px;"><br></b></div><div style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-color:initial;"><b style="font-size:12.8px;">WHAT:</b><span style="font-size:12.8px;"> </span><b>2,850 milkweed plugs</b><span style="font-size:12.8px;"> will be planted to help restore pollinator habitat along the banks of the Boardman River within the recently exposed <i>bottomlands</i> of the former Boardman Pond impoundment.</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-color:initial;"><span style="font-size:12.8px;"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-color:initial;"><b>WHEN:</b><span> </span>This Friday from 9:30 until all of the plants are planted! </div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-color:initial;"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-color:initial;"><b>WHERE:</b><span> </span>Natural Education Reserve, Lone Pine Trailhead (located on Keystone Rd. just one mile south of Keystone Soccer Complex)</div>
<br></div><div><b>WHY?: </b>Milkweed is an important plant species for many pollinators, particularly the monarch butterfly. Establishing pollinator habitat will help the local ecosystem reclaim itself following the recent removal of Boardman Dam.</div><div><br></div><div>Join us for this great opportunity to actively help restore habitat at one of your best local parklands! Learned more about the dams removal project and have fun with kindred spirits! </div><div><br></div><div>Bring a shovel if you have one, but we'll have a few extras. The plugs are small, so even a hand trowel would work just fine! </div><div><br></div><div><b>Questions? Please email, call or text without hesitation. </b></div><div><b>Cell: (231)-709-0165</b></div><div><br></div><div>We need your help, come lend a hand!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br>-- <br><div class="ydpad42b3c9yiv3225318134gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><strong>Reb Ratliff</strong></div>
<div>Parkland Steward</div>
<div>Grand Traverse Conservation District<br>1450 Cass Rd. Traverse City, MI 49685<br>231.941.0960 x 27</div><div><a href="http://www.natureiscalling.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.natureiscalling.org</a></div><div><br></div><div><b><font color="#38761d"><i>"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in."</i> </font>- <i>Ancient Greek Proverb</i></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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