[highland-conservancy]Earth Day - Kayak giveaway, newsletter

Tue Apr 15 16:46:18 EDT 2008

VOLUNTEER TO HELP ON EARTH DAY!
The Huron Valley Earth Day team really needs your help!  They are looking for 
staff volunteers to work our local event on Sunday, April 20th, starting at 
11:00 a.m. for set up at Milford Central Park. Orientation will begin at 11:00 
am.  Lunch will be provided. The event will go until 6:00 p.m.  This is a great 
way to support earth day (and get service hours if you are a boy scout!)  If you 
can volunteer for all or part, please email Andrea at hurongreen at yahoo.com. Or, 
show up at the check-in booth by 11am on the day of the event.  

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MILFORD ON EARTH DAY?  For the complete history of earth 
day, I hope you will visit our blog and read about the roots of this important 
day/month:  www.highlandconservancy.typepad.com  The second annual Huron Valley 
Earth Day will be held this Sunday, April 20th from 1-6pm in Milford Central 
Park.  The Highland Conservancy is proud to be a sponsor for the event.  Along 
with another co-sponsor, Sitescape Landscaping, we are donating A BRAND NEW KAYAK that will be given away at the event!  Thanks to 
Sitescape: www.sitescapeinc.com/ for their help!  There will also be a mountain 
bike given away.  The Highland Conservancy will host art workshops for children, 
have t-shirts and cloth grocery bags, give away awesome free items and have 
loads of information at our booth.  At this family event there will be many 
other groups on hand, food, games, live music, art and earth day workshops, free 
trees, canoe rides, and lots of fun activities for families to do.  So mark yo
u calendar to attend THIS SUNDAY!  Please check out this website for more 
information:  www.hvedf.org  Rain location is at Milford High.

TREE PLANTING IN TOWNSHIP PARK
Highland Conservancy is teaming up with the Highland United Methodist Church on 
the church’s first ever GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND LIVE YOUR FAITH
action day on Sunday April 27th from 10:00am – 12noon.  Recently, members of the church 
have entered into discussions with members of the conservancy about being better stewards of the planet and we are excited that this tree 
planting event turns positive ideas into action.  (On the 27th their youth group 
is canoeing the Huron River and cleaning up debris and trash - super!)  Members 
from the conservancy and the church will plant red pine seedlings at Duck Lake 
Pines Park (Duck Lake Road just south of M59).  A special thank you also goes 
out to Highland Township for donating 32 healthy red pine trees.  On the 27th we 
will dig holes, prepare soil, plant, mulch and water the trees.  Rick Hamill, a 
local tree expert and Mary Lloyd of the Highland Beautification Committee will 
oversee the planting, following a specific landscaping plan. 
 Volunteers just need to bring a shovel if you have one. 

GARLIC MUSTARD – DASTARDLY DESTRUCTIVE
It’s hard to believe that something that sounds like it should be in my salad 
can be so destructive (yes, you can eat it).  Yet once this invasive gets into 
an area, it quickly smothers all native vegetation and pretty soon it will blanket the woods.  What’s wrong with that?  As with other invasive 
plants, it pushes out the plants many creatures need to live on, upsetting 
entire ecosystems.  Join us Saturday, May 17th from 12:30 until 3:30 at our new 
park, Highland Oaks for a few hours pulling garlic mustard.  The event is hosted 
by the Highland Conservancy and Oakland County Parks.  We will meet at the 
Milford Road parking area, a half mile north of White Lake Road.  Meet new 
friends and make a difference!  Bring gardening clothes, boots, sunscreen and a 
smile.  Gloves, water and snacks will be provided. Contact Dave Pollard at 
(248)889-9558.Well, time to go file my taxes.  Happy Spring!Katheryn Krupa, EditorHighland Conservancy E-Newsletterwww.HighlandConservancy.orgwww.HighlandConservancy.typepad.com 
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