Clean Up Your Community with Delta County Non-Motorized Trail (DCNT)

 If you are in the area and want to help your community and trails take a look at the following release.

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

We have a few upcoming volunteer events where we'd love your help! Wednesday, May 19 We Dig Wednesday Work Bee at @West Side Recreation Area In preparation for adding more boardwalk and planing, we'll be hosting a volunteer work bee to trim brush, rake bypass trails. Rakes and limb loppers would be helpful. Tall waterproof footwear is recommended Thursday, May 20 Esky Cleanup 4:30-7pm DCNT will be participating in the City Wide cleanup week. If you're interested in joining us to help clean up Aronson Island in Ludington park, we'll be set up in the parking area across from the beach house. Work will consist of trash cleanup. No tools needed. Friday & Saturday, May 21-22 Starting at 11am Boardwalk/ Plank installation at West Side Recreation Area We'll be continuing boardwalk and plank installation to improve year round access to this trail system that is very wet during the Spring and Summer months. Tall waterproof footwear is recommended, no other tools needed.

Delta County Natural History Workshop

The Delta County Non-Motorized Trail (DCNT) organization is pleased to present a one half day workshop on the birds and other natural features of the West Side Recreation Area (WSRA). Local field biologists Glenn Vande Water, Joe Kaplan, and Laurie Johnson will serve as our guides for exploring natural community types at the WSRA and the birds that inhabit them. Glenn, Joe, and Laurie have made professional careers studying, writing, and teaching about biological and ecological subjects, and have all traveled extensively to observe birds in the wild. The existing trail system at the WSRA provides easy access to numerous natural community types. As we move through varying habitat we will stop to listen to individual songs of birds and make an effort to see them. The early June period should allow us to see both resident and migratory songbirds. The workshop will take place on June 5, from 8:00 am to approximately 12:00pm*. Please arrive at least 15-minutes early. We will meet at the WSRA parking lot. From Danforth Rd., go west on 19th Avenue North until you come to the Great Lakes and Recreation Club (South side of road across from gun range). Take Ski Hill Rd. south approximately ¼-mile, crossing the rail road tracks and veering to the left approximately 100 ft. to the parking lot. Participants should come prepared; long sleeve shirts, long pants, boots or tennis shoes, hat, bug dope, water, and field snack or lunch. Binoculars are highly suggested. Cameras are always a plus for documentation. The terrain is generally flat with occasional soft soils. RSVP via text or call by May 31 to (906) 399-6267. Limit 20 participants (flexible with this, given we have three leaders). This workshop is free, however, donations to the DCNT organization is appreciated. One of the goals of the DCNT is to provide the public with opportunities to further explore and enjoy nature through the maintenance and development of suitable trail systems in Delta County. With expressed interest, additional natural history workshops will be offered to explore other natural community types, such as, bogs, northern wet meadows and shrub thickets, hardwood swamps, lakeshore dunes that can be accessed by local trail systems. * If inclement (i.e. pouring rain) weather occurs the workshop will take place on Sunday June 6.