UPCOMING EVENTS
MACD 2026 Directors' Training
MACD Staff Training.
101 Agenda
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Pre-session: Registration, Networking, and Lunch
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Welcome, Introductions, and Brief History
Core Laws and Partners
Building Director Capacity - From Recruitment to Retirement
Financial Foundations: Budgeting and Financial Stewardship
Evaluations and Closing
201 Agenda
4:30 - 5:15 PM - Pre-session: Registration, Networking, and Dinner
5:15 - 8:30 PM
Welcome and Introductions
Building the Board Culture, You Want and Need
Communication & Community Outreach
Funding your District for Financial Sustainability
Evaluations, Wrap Up Panel, and Closing
Speakers
Rivka Hodgkinson, Michigan Association of Conservation Districts
Patrice E. Martin, Innovative Community Solutions
John Switzer, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
There will be an opportunity for up to 35 scholarships of $200 each.
Use the following link to register: https://forms.gle/Q6NzNw5BJNKDEx9z7
Regenerative Ag Field Day
Join us for a hands-on field day focused on the financial and practical benefits of regenerative agriculture. Learn how improving soil health can strengthen farm resilience, reduce input costs, and improve long-term profitability.
Registration - 9:30am
Event - 10am-2pm
Ionia County Materials Management Planning Committee Meeting
3rd Floor, Commissioner’s Board Room
Ionia County Materials Management Planning Committee Meeting
3rd Floor, Commissioner’s Board Room
Ionia Conservation District Annual Meeting
Join us as we celebrate another year of conservation!
Polls open at 11:30am // close at 12:15pm
Introductions: 12:00pm
Photo Contest Awards: 12:15pm
Producer of the Year: 12:30pm
Tour of Devereaux Sawmill: 12:45pm
We are grateful for this opportunity to celebrate with you!
Mushroom Growing
March 7th, 2026, 1:00pm-4:00pm
$35 per person. Pay here
Village of Muir Community Room: 122 Superior St, Muir, MI 48860
Great Lakes Mushroom Company is hosting a mushroom growing event with the help of Ionia Conservation District. You will learn about different types of food and tea mushrooms, how to grow them, and how to troubleshoot the mushroom growing process. Participants will get free Michigan grown mushroom pizza, a mushroom bag to practice growing mushrooms, and a pre-cultured mushroom bag. For any other questions, visit https://www.mushroomdeliveries.com/about or call the Ionia Conservation District at (616)527-2098 ext. 3089.
NOTICE: when starting your mushrooms gardening journey, just as with any gardening, be careful of the species you choose, where you store them, and whether they are native or not to your area. Fungi can be invasive just like any other species
Ionia County Materials Management Planning Committee Meeting
3rd Floor, Commissioner’s Board Room
Ionia County Materials Management Planning Committee Meeting (Copy)
3rd Floor, Commissioner’s Board Room
Ionia County Materials Management Planning Committee Meeting
3rd Floor, Commissioner’s Board Room