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Annual Meeting
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Conservation Districts are required to hold an annual meeting and publish an annual report each year.
The 61st Annual Meeting was held on Thursday, November 12, 2009. The room was full with 58 in attendance at the annual meeting. It was held at the Boyne City Schools Administration Building (former Middle School) located at 321 S. Park Street in Boyne City. Dinner was once again prepared by the Boyne City High School Hospitality class, using locally grown, or Michigan produced foods. Dinner was at 6:30 p.m., followed by Guest Speaker Bob Bradley, CCE911,and a short business meeting/director election. The Hospitality Class did an outstanding job catering the meal! The Boyne City School system should be very proud!!
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Guest Speaker
Directors Election
Annual Report
Award Winner
Door Prizes
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Guest Speaker
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Guest Speakers vary from year to year.
This year's guest speaker was Bob Bradley, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet County (CCE) 911 Director. Bob gave a PowerPoint presentation on how CCE 911 came to be, how they do business, and their plans for the future.
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Directors Election
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Directors serve 4 year terms.
At least 60 days prior to the Annual Meeting, a candidate for conservation district director must file at the conservation district office, a petition signed by five (5) residents of the district (Charlevoix County).
Directors with terms expiring in 2009: Eric Beishlag & Ron Reinhardt.
Both incumbents submitted petitions by the deadline September 11, 2009.
Petition forms are available and can be downloaded from this site. See below.
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Documents/Forms:
petition form
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Annual Report
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The 61st annual report of the Charlevoix Conservation District covering October 1, 2008 thru September 30, 2009 is available below in pdf format.
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Documents/Forms:
FY2009 annual report
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Award Winner
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The Korthase Memorial Conservation Award is presented each year to a landowner in Charlevoix County who has put forth extra effort in land stewardship and conservation on their property.
This year's recipient was Tom Wieland of Norwood Township.
Tom is a crop farmer and has worked with both the Charlevoix Conservation District and the Natural Resources Conservation Service to improve his farming operation.
Tom has worked with the Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program through the Conservation District for many years. He's completed both Farm*A*Syst and Crop*A*Syst, which assesses the farmstead & field operations for any environmental risks. After going through the Crop*A*Syst and making some minor changes in his field operation, Tom became the second agricultural producer in Charlevoix County to be verified in the Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP).
Tom applied for the Conservation Security Program under the Farm Bill and was approved for a contract. It not only awards him for good conservation practices that he has done in the past, but also for improved conservation practices implemented on the land during the length of the contract. Tom incorporates good stewardship practices in his day to day operations. He consistently takes soil samples which are up to date within the past 3 years. He uses this as a guideline for his nutrient applications. He also works with the MGSP by calibrating his pesticide sprayer annually to ensure the correct amount of product is being applied to the fields.
Congratulations Tom and many thanks for your stewardship!!!
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Door Prizes
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Door prizes are provided by (compliments of) the Charlevoix Conservation District.
All were purchased locally.
Tickets were drawn for a variety of prizes following the meeting.
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This page last updated on 12/2/2009.
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