

Lenawee Conservation District
"Your Land, Your Water, Your Michigan"
Soil Health Investment Program (SHIP)
Technical & Financial Assistance A one-stop shop approach catered to your conservation needs. With a multi-million dollar investment in agricultural conservation, Michigan farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin can access financial and technical assistance with ease through their local conservation district.
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NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
Precision Nutrient Management
Custom Applied
Equipment Upgrades
Lower Soil Phosphorus Threshold
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​SOIL HEALTH
Cover Crops
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Attend a learning session for more information.
Light refreshments will be served
Feb 22nd, 10am-12pm
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M & R INVESTMENTS in MORENCI
13216 White Pine Hwy. Morenci, MI
(equipment?)
Mar 4th, 10am-12pm
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LENAWEE MSU EXTENSION in ADRIAN
River Raisin Room
1040 S. Winter St. Adrian, MI
STRUCTURAL PRACTICES
Grassed Waterway
WASCOB
Blind Inlet
Grade Stabilization
Saturated Buffer
Drainage Water
Control Harvestable Buffer
Sign up open!
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Residue Management 3-4 years of funding available for 2025 contracts that include nutrient management or soil health practices.
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Contact Allegra Baird, Conservation Specialist at (517) 263-7400 Ext. 5565 or via email: allegra.baird@macd.org​​
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR FARMERS!  APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 17, 2025
​THE TRI-STATE WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN
REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
The Tri-State Western Lake Erie Basin Collaborations Effort is a multi-state project to decrease Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) reducing phosphorus (P) and sediment loading. Project partners have identified Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) conservation practices and innovative demonstration practices that farmers can implement to protect soil health, water quality, and prevent fish and wildlife degradation.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
The Tri-State Western Lake Erie Basin Phosphorus Reduction Initiative will help to reduce sediment and nutrient loading to the western basin of Lake Erie, with an emphasis on reducing total and dissolved reactive phosphorus to reduce the threat of HABs. The specific resource concerns include water quality, water quantity, soil health, and fish and wildlife habitat.
​​ELIGIBLE PROJECTS:
• Gypsum soil amendments
• Drainage water management
• Saturated buffers
• Wildlife habitat planting
• Fence and prescribed grazing
• Waste storage facilities
• Composting and mortality facilities
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Programs & Services
Programs & Services

Michigan Pheasant Restoration Initiative (MPRI)
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Through a state-wide initiative partnering state agencies and various wildlife organizations, landowners have the opportunity to establish local cooperatives of high quality habitat. Landowners are encouraged to install filter strips, windbreaks, riparian buffers, wetland
restorations, grass plantings on highly erodible land within 1000 feet of water to curtail erosion, protect surface water, improve water quality, and improve wildlife habitat. This program is offered for property in the River Raisin Watershed and Bean Creek Watershed in Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe, and Washtenaw Counties.
A Farm Bill Biologist can assist with wildlife habitat improvement through site evaluation & planting recommendations. Contact Caleb Brink, Farm Bill Biologist Caleb at (517) 263-7400 Ext. 5592 or via email: caleb.brink@macd.org

Hunter Access Program (HAP)
Michigan's Hunting Access Program was created in 1977 to increase public hunting opportunities in southern Michigan where 97% of the land base is privately owned. Landowners with at least 40 acres are eligible to enroll. HAP landowners can receive up to $25 an acre for allowing hunters to access their land. Landowners can choose which types of hunting are allowed on their land.
Options include: All Hunting, Youth & Apprentice Hunting only, Small Game only, Deer only, and Sharptail Grouse only. Landowners can choose more than one option, such as deer and turkey hunting only. Maximum payments will be given for all Hunting or Youth and Apprentice Hunting options. Leases are for a two-year period and annual payments made each spring. The number of hunters using HAP lands must register each time they hunt, in a registration book either at the property or at the landowner's home. HAP offers landowner liability protection and HAP lands are patrolled by conservation officers, with an increased focus on patrolling during the busy fall hunting season. For more assistance contact Caleb Brink, Farm Bill Biologist at (517) 263-7400 Ext. 5592 or via email: caleb.brink@macd.org
NOTE: Beginning with the 2019 hunting season, HAP no longer prints the standard “Public Hunting on Private Lands” hunting digest. All HAP info from that digest will now be included in the DNR 2021 Hunting Digest available online in April. Click on the underlined link to access. These digests will be available everywhere hunting licenses are sold.
Visit www.michigan.gov/hap to learn more about the program.
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Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assessment Program (MAEAP)
MAEAP Technicians for Lenawee County work with farmers to protect water quality. MAEAP is a free confidential program that allows growers the opportunity to learn about Right to Farm and other agricultural laws. The program consists of a series of questions that the producer answers in the privacy of their farm with the technician present to provide clarification, offer alternatives, tools, and potential cost share options for alleviating any potential concerns.
If a farmer meets all agricultural regulations or works to meet them, the state will then grant verified farms the additional protection of any future regulations.
The Lenawee Conservation District will provide up to five FREE soil test kits to producers of any size farm who are willing to sit down and learn more about the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program.
Contact our office for more information. (517) 263-7400 Ext. 5