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Due to Covid-19 dates and times scheduled may change and some events may be cancelled.


Past Events of the ICD

Fall 2020 Mushroom Hunt 

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Spring 2019 Mushroom Hunt 
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Congratulations to Mike O'Connor and his Certified Tree Farm 
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Fall 2019 Mushroom Hunt



Hayride Fall 2019

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Your hosts for the afternoon

Hayride Fall 2018


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Challenge Course Construction Day

Tawas Elks, H2O, Tawas AEA and Iosco Conservation District partnered to construct 7 Challenge Course Stations at scenic Ingalls Forest.  Not all stations are complete at this time.  The course will soon be open to be used by community groups.
The Challenge Course is now opened

Project RED (Rural Education Day)

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Spring Mushroom Hunt - May, 2017
Forty mushroom hunters scoured the Ingalls Forest in search of a variety of fungi.  Due to dry conditions during the days leading up to the event, fewer specimens were found that year than in previous hunts. 

Wheels-to-Woods Field Trip to Britt Family Pure Maple Syrup
4th, 5th and 6th Graders from Hale Schools enjoyed a tour of the outdoor and indoor  "sap to syrup" operation given by owner Bill Britt.  
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Snowshoe and Winter Tree Identification
February, 2017 at the Ingalls Property
Hosted by Eric Brandon, ICD forester

Conifer and Deciduous trees identified along a hiking/snowshoe trail.  Old growth, new growth and succession after logging was shown.  Hot cocoa and cookies to wrapped up the afternoon.



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Forestry Management 101

When: Dec. 13th, 2014
Where: Parks Library, 6010 N Skeel Ave, Oscoda, MI 48750

The basics of forest management, forestry, and silviculture. This event briefly covered how foresters manage forests from start to finish and the ideology behind silviculture.

Active Timber Harvest and Property Management Day

When: Tues. Nov 4th 2014
Where: Ingalls Property. 


These photos where taken from our 80 acre parcel, Ingall's Forest. This was an active timber harvest. 
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Timber and Tax Workshop

The Truth about timber taxes and the money you could save.  *If you are a logger, landowner, or farmer who has bought or sold timber in the past 3 years, or plan to harvest timber, then this is a workshop for you!
Free Event.  Presented by Metcalfe Forestry LLC and the Alcona Conservation District.  
This was an active timber harvest tour. We visited the active logging job sites and discussed the rational behind different harvest techniques. We also visited previously harvested locations and examining the current state and future goals of the property.

Fall Mushroom Hunt Field Day 
October 2013

Sister Marie Kopin from Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club  hosted a mushroom walk on our 80 acre property.  Visitors brought their note books and dress for the weather!
Sister Mary was great!  She had a great deal of knowledge to share.  The most fun part was having everyone bring back the mushrooms they hunted for.  We all found ~ 6 species of edible mushrooms, 2 medicinal, and 2 deadly. 
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Sister Marie Kopin with a madicinal mushroom that grows on Birch trees
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Death Cap Mushrooms.   For more pictures of edible and poisonous mushrooms we found visit: www.facebook.com/alconaconservation
  • Home
    • Meeting Schedule
  • Tree Sale
  • Conservation District News
  • Meet Your District Forester
    • Meet Your Other Forestry Professionals
    • What is Forestry
    • The Forestry Assistance Program >
      • Forestry Referrals
      • Qualified Forest Program
    • Food Plot
  • Ingalls Forest
  • Calendar of Events
  • Services
    • Hunter Access Program (HAP)
    • Meet Your District MAEAP Technician
    • Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP)
  • Partners
    • NRCS Services
    • Saginaw Bay CWMA
  • Organizations
  • Contact Us
    • Employment
  • Forestry Referrals
  • PFAS