Manistee Conservation District will strive to:    

• Promote good stewardship of Manistee County and the State of Michigan
• Protect the natural resources , wildlife and scenic beauty of our area
• Implement and promote programs such as Household Hazardous Waste collection, recycling and protection of our groundwater.

We are your link to current Manistee County
Natural Resources happenings...for upcoming events and other items of interest...Click here for more



Don't forget our annual Household Hazardous Waste collection day  on August 18th.  Call our office for more details, time and location. 









Remember when our streets were shaded by stately Elms?  We are featuring a true American Elm, the "Princeton",  available for purchase through our shopping cart or stop by our office. Because of seasonal requirements, the tree will be delivered in the spring of 2013. The "Princton" Elm is a disease resistant tree and examples have lived to be 150 years old, so be a part of replanting our heritage and plant an Elm.  There are more streets in America named Elm Street than there are named Main Street.
Call or email us for details...

* After Millions of Native North American Elms have died, the Princeton American Elm lives on, Dutch Elm Disease Resistant.
* Choosen for Its Landscape Characteristics--not just Dutch Elm Disease Resistance.
* Upright Vase Shape, Arching Overhead Canopy
* Butter Yellow Fall Color
* Salt, Wind, Ice, Wet Site Tolerant
* Zones 2-9, Thrives in ALL Soil Types
* Transplants Well
* Grows 3' to 6' a Year
* Performs in Harsh Cold and Heat conditions
* Historic Tree chosen by USDA National Arboretum to line Pennsylvania Ave in front of the White House
* Chosen Tree by the National Park System as Prefered tree to plant back into Park Settings
* Tree Found in 1920 Before DED Hit the US Soil.


Your local support is important...

Thank you for visiting this website. The sale of seedlings and other conservation products is one of the fund-raisers for the Manistee Conservation District. Proceeds help the District promote conservation efforts throughout Manistee County. We appreciate your support, and the support offered by local businesses through their advertising on this website. Please help the Manistee Conservation District by supporting these local businesses.

If you prefer you may support your Conservation District through

ü        Volunteering please enter the appropriate information in the "Contact Us" link.

ü        A donation complete the necessary information on our shopping cart “donation” link.

ü        An enduring gift and the pertinent information concerning the establishment of your “enduring gift” link.


Our 2011 Annual report is now online and can be viewed by clicking "Annual Reports" above. 

2012 Board Meeting Schedule

All monthly board meetings are open to the public and are scheduled to be held in the meeting room of the District's office building at 8840 Chippewa Highway, Bear Lake, Michigan starting at 1 pm on the following


January 23th           (16th is a Holiday)
February 27th        (20th is a Holiday)
March 19st
April 16th
May 21th 
June 18th  
July 16th  
August 20th
September 17th
October 15th
November 19st
December 17th