Natural Resources

Shoreline management - Here is your source for information on alternative shoreline landscaping or "lakescaping."  This site is under development and continually changing.   

Timber marketing notebook - A step-by-step guide to selling timber from your woodlot. 

Repairing storm damage to trees - Summer storms cause damage to many shade trees throughout Southwest Michigan. This MSU Extension bulletin provides information on what to do with damaged trees.

Microcystis in Southwest Michigan - Residents on some southwest Michigan lakes have noticed unusual blooms of a yellowish-green "scum" on the water surface during some summers. This "scum" is a type of blue-green algae called microcystis. Learn more about this nuisance and its potential effects. A .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) version of this fact sheet is also available.

Sustainable Agriculture

Cover crops - Cover crops offer farmers many benefits, including wind and water erosion control, and pest and nutrient management.  This page features a set of information sheets about various cover crop species and management practices for Michigan farms.  It also includes summaries of current KBS cover crop research projects, both at the station and on farm.

Forage systems - This site offers information about forage species and grazing systems.  There are also links to upcoming events, research results and contact names.

KBS Extension Land & Water Program
3700 East Gull Lake Drive
Hickory Corners, MI 49060
phone: 269-671-2412 or 1-800-521-2619
fax: 269-671-4485

Contact Dale Mutch with questions or comments about this web site.
Last updated: January 16, 2007