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Planting a Goose Barrier Workshop
August 26 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Free
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council invites you to a shoreline restoration workshop focused on reducing goose impacts and improving water quality at Little Traverse Beach Park on Crooked Lake. Learn how strategic shoreline plantings can help “block the flock” by making waterfront areas less attractive to geese while creating healthier lakeshore habitats.
Agenda
Tuesday, August 26th
- 9:00 a.m. Meet at Beer Creek Township Hall, 373 N. Division Rd., Petoskey MI
- 9:00 – 9:10 AM – Welcome & Introductions
- 9:10 – 9:40 AM – Health Department Presentation
Jeremy Fruk from the Health Department of Northwest Michigan shares how goose waste impacts public health and water quality. - 9:40 – 9:50 AM – Introduction to Greenbelts & Goose Behavior
- 9:50 – 10:10 AM – Greenbelt Planting Plan Overview
- 10:10 AM – 4:00 PM – Travel to Little Traverse Beach Park, US-31, Alanson, MI 49706. Lunch will be provided on-site. Help install a native greenbelt along the shores of Crooked Lake with guidance from Watershed Council staff.
What to bring:
- Sunscreen & bug spray
- Outdoor work clothes & shoes
- Hat & sunglasses
- Refillable water bottle
- Optional: Gardening gloves
- Optional: Camping chair for breaks and lunch
This workshop is free but registration is required. Click to register.
This project has been funded wholly or in part through Michigan Department of
Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s Nonpoint Source Program by the
United States Environmental Protection Agency.
