Michigan Forest Association

06/02/2026

Happy ! MFA Executive Director Nicole F. Doyle and MFA Board Member Joe Doyle (unrelated) recently traveled to Washington D.C. to thank members of the Great Lakes congressional delegation for appropriations that benefit Michigan family forest landowners, foresters and loggers and applaud their continued support of forestry and forest-industry initiatives across the region.

We have more information about this trip in our upcoming e-newsletter. You don't get those emails? Maybe because you're not a member yet! Take a look at this link https://www.michiganforests.org/membership/ to sign up today. ☀️🌳🌲🪾

05/29/2026

Happy ! Can I tell you a good story?

MFA's Neighbor Network had a big spring season, expanding from to and .conservation. These conservation districts now act as hubs to connect private landowner to assist with each others' tree plantings. Throughout the spring season we held tree planting workshops and networking events so Neighbors could learn together and build community. Across these three counties we now have over 120 Neighbors ready to plant trees.

Earlier this month we had a tree planting in each participating county, where Neighbors gathered together to get trees in the ground. Thanks to dibble bars supplied by , we got over 2,160 bareroot seedlings planted. These were all purchased from the conservation district Neighbor Network hubs' spring seedling sales.

Want to learn more? Connect with MFA's Outreach Forester Ellie Johnson and she'd love to talk to you more about this project. ☀️🌳🌲🪾🌎

05/29/2026

We will be here too! Will we see you there?!

05/27/2026

Well well well...It's a Nature and Wellness Extravaganza! We will be here at Odyssey Middle/High School tomorrow, will you?!

05/26/2026

We will be there! Will you?

Interested in Prescribed Fire? Michigan Prescribed Fire Council is hosting a Rx Fire Festival in Ann Arbor on October 25.

05/13/2026

Happy ! Women Owning and Appreciating Woodlands (WOAW) Weekend is next month, on June 26 to 28 at Camp Greilick in Grand Traverse County. Swipe to see our stellar line-up of speakers! These folks bring a wealth of experience from the public and private sector and represent 12 organizations with a focus on natural resources management. Their sessions will cover a range of topics, from chainsaw safety demos to tree ID to prescribed fire to native plant landscaping and more. It'll be a full weekend of forestry, friendship, and fun!

Spots are filling up, so act soon. Event is capped at 60 attendees, tickets range from $125-$200, and registration closes Wednesday, June 10. You can sign up and find more information at this link: https://www.michiganforests.org/woaw/ ☀️🌳🌲🪾🌸

05/12/2026

Happy ! We love partnering with our friends at to help with community tree plantings. This was last Thursday in Cadillac, where we put 25 native and fruit trees at the local YMCA by . ReLeaf Michigan has a number of other tree plantings coming up, such as:

🌳 Sat, 5/16 Riverside Park, Adrian

🌲 Sat, 5/16 Spring Lake Park, Bear Creek Township

🌳 Thurs, 5/21 Carter Elementary School, Montrose

🌲 Thurs, 5/21 Union Park, Benton Harbor

🌳 Sat, 5/30 Derby/Stetson subdivision, Tecumseh

Take a look at releafmichigan.org/events to learn more and sign up! ☀️🌳🌲🪾⚒️

05/08/2026

Happy ! In the spirit of helping with a Releaf Michigan tree planting today in Cadillac, please enjoy this little video (recorded last fall; thank you Nia Becker - forester/arborist extraordinaire) describing how a 2024 tree planting near the beach is improving Boyne City area's water quality. ☀️🌳🌲🪾💧

05/06/2026

We love to support education, community, and industry. 👏

05/05/2026

Happy ! Sunday we met up with District Forester Jacob Grochowski of Presque Isle ConservationDistrict (.conservation) to plant some seedlings from their spring sale at Herman Vogler Conservation Area. We used dibble bars made for us special by students at the Industrial Arts Insitute () to stock Neighbor Network tool libraries that landowners can check out when conducting their own tree plantings. Dibble bars are commonly used for planting plugs and other conifer bareroot nursery stock, especially in wetland soil types. Please enjoy Jacob's perfect form and the beginning of a new life chapter for this happy little tree. ☀️🌳🌲🪾