Your
Gateway to Natural Resource Management
If you hunt, fish,
boat, hike, garden, farm, or do anything else involving natural resources, then
you benefit from Michigan’s 80 Conservation Districts working to put
conservation on the land!
Michigan
’s Conservation Districts
are “unique” local units of State Government that utilize state, federal and
private sector resources to solve today’s conservation problems.
The guiding philosophy of all conservation Districts is that decisions on
conservation issues could be made at the
local level, by local people,
with technical assistance provided by government.
Created
to serve as stewards of natural resource,
Michigan
’s Conservation Districts
take an ecosystem approach to conservation and protection.
Conservation Districts are referred to as “gateways” in their local
communities. They provide linkages
between land managers and a host of governments, conservation organizations, and
Internet resources. Conservation
Districts continually scan the needs of their local communities, work in
partnership with others involved in conservation to set local priorities, and
develop action plans to solve natural resource problems.
The delivery of these efforts by Conservation Districts allows citizens
to manage their private lands for a cleaner, healthier
Michigan
.
It allows the public a point of access in their communities when
questions arise oh how to manage natural resources.
Organization of Cheboygan Conservation
District
Cheboygan
County
became the 42nd
Conservation District in
Michigan
on
June 1, 1948
, the date of the
Certificate of Organization issued by the Secretary of the Sate of Michigan.
The organization of the Cheboygan Conservation
District resulted from concerted efforts of the local peoples of the county
under the leadership of Edward Alchin, County Agricultural Agent.
A hearing to determine the necessity for a district in
Cheboygan
County
was held
March 31, 1948
.
The referendum was held on
April 21, 1948
, resulting in 325 votes
cast, of which 316 favored organization of the district.
Directors elected at the referendum were:
Harold Sellers, Henry Wixson and Henry Dombroski.
Directors appointed by the State Soil Conservation Committee were:
Ralph Vizina and Alex Weiss.
