Conservation Corner

Fall is on the way….consider this…..” Leave your leaves”. Raking and removing fallen leaves does harm you your local ecosystem. Many small animals, microorganisms and even plants/mushrooms rely on the decaying leaves for nutrients. By leaving them where they fall or raking into a compost pile you can help your local creatures.

Burning leaves is a bad idea, especially when there have been dry and hot conditions like Michigan has experienced this summer. Burning also is a problem for our friends and neighbors with chronic lung problems or allergies.

If you have any conservation or habitat improvement ideas or would like to participate in OCSC’s conservation efforts please contact me at finpharm@gmail.com

I am always looking for volunteers to help. The next Clinton River ‘Adopt a Stream” river monitoring will be October 7th 2023. Contact me or www.crwc.org if you are interested in learning more.

Yours in Conservation,
Chris Finazzo
finpharmer@comcast.net 248-778-5253