Delta Institute has spent the last several years engaging landowners, land managers, and farmers to implement conservation practices on working lands in Michigan to improve environmental outcomes. Michigan farmers may improve soil health and protect local water quality by adopting soil conservation practices, such as cover crops or no-till. However, financial uncertainties associated with land management changes may prevent some farmers from adopting these practices. Join us on Zoom for the kick-off of an innovative pilot program! Therefore, Delta Institute is working with Michigan farm appraisers and soil conservationists to factor measurements of soil health into the land valuation process. If soil health can be considered as a property characteristic by appraisers, Michigan farmers may be incentivized to adopt soil conservation practices to increase the value of their land. We are grateful to the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation for generously supporting our soil health and land valuation efforts in Southeast Michigan. Register for a 45 minute […]

The Northwest Indiana Tree Planting Consortium is offering a free tree planting & maintenance training session for municipal staff & volunteers interested in expanding their urban canopies.

This is a credit-earning opportunity (CEU) from the International Society of Arboriculture® (ISA). Space is limited to 40 registrants.

Join the Northwest Indiana Tree Planting Consortium on Zoom from 11am - 12pm CT on November 12th!

Learn more about this open-source, freely-available best management practice (BMP) toolkit designed specifically to support NW Indiana communities in every step of their urban forestry goals - from species selection to maintenance - and then some!

Join us for a fun evening of drinks, giveaways, and even a drone seeding demo! Happy hour and expert presentations also hosted at the event.