JCCD Mission Statement

The Jackson County Conservation District (JCCD) is a locally elected nonpartison entity of state government, whose purpose is to promote wise land use decisions, based upon the capability of the natural resources of Jackson County, through technical assistance and education.

Read more about About us, our Programs for helping you with farm and land conservation efforts, our Products and Services we offer, and other Resources we can help you learn more about.

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Annual Meeting A Success!!

The Jackson County Conservation District held its 61st Annual Meeting Dinner on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Gene Davis and Sons Convention Center in Jackson.  The evening was a huge success with over 80 people in attendance.  State Senator Mike Nofs, County Administrator Randy Treacher, County Commissioners Cliff Herl, Jim Videto and Earl Poleski were all there to support the Conservation District.  Vic Verchereau, from Farm Bureau Insurance was our speaker. Vic encouraged us all to be stewards of our land and to work together to achieve our goals.  

Lathe Claflin and Don Foster were both elected to serve on the JCCD Board of Directors and Sears Farms received the 2009 JCCD Conservation of the Year Award.

A special thank you to the following table sponsors and to everyone who donated door prizes:  Spink Seed, Maple Hill Farm, Garst Seed, Napoleon Feed Mill, Family Crest Farms, Syngenta, Channel Seeds, Consumers Energy, Greenstone, Farm Bureau, The Anderson’s – Agvantag, Fitzgibbons Fleet Fabricators, D&G Equipment, Adams Building Contractors, Farmer’s State Bank, and Rives Quality Meats.

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Winter Stonefly Hunt

The Upper Grand River Adopt-A-Stream Program is hosting it’s second annual Winter Stonefly Hunt on January 30, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  There will be a short training session at the Dahlem Center and then teams will head out to our sites along the Upper Grand  to search for stoneflies.  The presence of stoneflies in the river indicate that portion to be healthy as stoneflies are intolerant of pollution.

If you have any questions or if you are interested in joining us on this hunt, please call the District office at 517-784-2800 ext. 210.

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Spring Tree Sale is Here!!

The Jackson County Spring 2010 tree sale catalogs are in the mail!!   If you are not on our mailing list, please contact us at 517-784-2800, ext. 214 or drop us an email.  Order forms can also be found in the MSU Extension newsletter “Connections”, at our office and are now available online.  You can download the full catalog and tree descriptions from our Tree Sale page now, and in a few weeks we should have online ordering using Paypal!

Visit the Tree Sale page now!

In the meantime, following is a list of trees we are offering this spring: Black Spruce, Blue Spruce, Canadian Hemlock, Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Norway Spruce, Red Pine, White Cedar, and White Pine.  The deciduous trees and shrubs being offered are American Sycamore, Black Cherry, Burr Oak, Eastern Redbud, American Hazelnut, Shagbark Hickory, Red Maple, Sugar Maple, Tulip Poplar, White Birch, White Oak, Black Chokeberry, American Elderberry, Highbush Cranberry, Nannyberry, Red Osier Dogwood, Alleghany Serviceberry, White Flowering Dogwood and Winterberry.  Fruit trees are Gold Rush, Honeycrisp, Jonagored, PaulaRed, and Wolf River Apple Trees, Balaton and White Gold Cherry Trees, and Flamin’ Fury and Redhaven Peach Trees.

I will take credit card orders over the phone if you’re getting anxious!  We accept Visa and Mastercard.

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Jackson County Conservation District
211 W. Ganson St., Suite 200, Jackson, MI 49201
Email: lori.fitzgibbons@mi.nacdnet.net Phone: 517-784-2800 x214 Fax: 517-789-7886