Caring for Our Lands
The Stewardship Program is the fulfillment of the promise we make to care for, manage, and monitor preserves, conservation easements, and other properties for which we are responsible. A new property is accepted only after careful evaluation of its fit with our conservation priorities and our capacity.
StewDays
StewDays are volunteer work days where you have the chance to help us preserve the lands we've protected! You can find all of our scheduled StewDays on our calendar of events. Check back often, as StewDays are continually being added. If your work or social group wishes to have a day of team building while assisting the natural world, we can tailor a StewDay for you. To sign up for a StewDay event, or to have one created specifically for your group, contact Ian Ableson, Stewardship Technician at 248-601-2816 or by email.
stewardship program
Volunteers are essential to our ability to manage ecosystems on our protected lands. Our Stewardship Program strives to help individuals and families become better stewards of both private and public natural areas.
Typical activities include:
Site assessment
Development and implementation of management plans
Seed collection and planting
Easement monitoring
Addressing access improvements (i.e. trail maintenance)
Controlling invasive species (i.e. autumn olive, garlic mustard, Phragmites)by using manual, herbicidal and mechanical means
We couldn’t tackle our stewardship plans without our amazing Stewardship Committee: Susanne Greenlee, Jim Lloyd, Ben VanderWeide, Erica Clites, Patrick Scanlon, Jack Cotrone, Alyssa Winters, Mike Losey, and Jean Persely. We thank them so much for their committed involvement.
We hope to see you and your family or friends at one of our StewDays this year! Our schedule won’t work for yours? Please feel free to make a donation to our stewardship program. Whatever the form of your input, it means so much to our program and natural areas!
Remember if your work or social group wishes to have a day of team building while assisting the natural world, we can tailor a day for you. Call Ian Ableson at (248) 601-2816 or email him at iableson@sixriversrlc.org with questions or to let us know you’ll attend an event.
