Upper Grand River Watershed Alliance

08/13/2026

Coming up in September -- Jackson County Conservation District (JCCD) will have a scrap tire collection, then a hazardous household waste collection. See their web site for more details!

Jackson County Conservation District (JCCD) works with our community to achieve natural resource management throughout Jackson County.

08/10/2026

What can you do at home to help keep the Grand River clean? We had the opportunity to discuss "Seven Steps" with visitors to the The Dahlem Environmental Education Center's Birds, Blooms and Butterflies event this Saturday. Keeping only rain to the drain will help protect the life in the river!

08/05/2026

This Saturday! We'll be there.

Mark your calendars! Please join us for this fantastic free family-friendly event August 8th!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dahlems-birds-blooms-butterflies-outdoor-nature-festival-tickets-1988567628307

08/05/2026

Orders are still open for high-quality, low-cost native plants!

To purchase from a wide selection of native plants, head to - www.jacksoncd.org/plant-fundraiser/fall-plant-sale

We are partnering with BirtleBee, a native plant nursery out of Concord, to provide you low-cost native plants. A portion of the proceeds will go directly to the JCCD for general operational funds, just like our Spring Tree Fundraisers!

Also, mark your calendars for a FREE NATIVE PLANT INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP - BirtleBee owner Jennifer Shirk, MS, MSW, will facilitate a 60-minute workshop on August 22 from 12 - 1 PM at the Grand River Farmers Market! During this workshop, Jennifer will give an overview of the benefits of planting native plants and how to get started.

Registration is encouraged to help with workshop planning - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/nkTGB4HWE6

Thank you to both BirtleBee and Grow Jackson for partnering with us for this Fall Plant Fundraiser and the Plants & Pints festival! More on Plants & Pints soon!

07/21/2026

Recycling Jackson is holding a Latex Paint Collection on Thursday, July 23rd, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.! The collection will be held at the Jackson County DOT in the lot on the corner of N. Elm and Chanter (next to the County Jail). PLEASE USE THE CHANTER RD ENTRANCE. ***RESTRICTIONS*** Must be LATEX wi...

07/14/2026

Native plants are great for landscaping!

Looking for high quality, low-cost native plants? Look no further than our Fall Native Plant Fundraiser!!

To purchase from a wide selection of native plants, head to - www.jacksoncd.org/plant-fundraiser/fall-plant-sale

We are partnering with BirtleBee, a native plant nursery out of Concord, to provide you low-cost native plants. A portion of the proceeds will go directly to the JCCD for general operational funds, just like our Spring Tree Fundraisers!

During this year’s Spring Tree Fundraiser, we had ~20 native plant species available. This time we have over 60!! If you purchase from our website, you will be able to pick up your plants at the Plants & Pints festival at the Grow Jackson Farm Stop / Old Armory on September 26th, at 137 W North St, Jackson, MI 49202.

Also, mark your calendars for a FREE NATIVE PLANT INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP that will be held on Saturday, August 22nd from 12:00pm to 1:30pm at the Grow Jackson Farm Stop / Old Armory, at 137 W North St, Jackson, MI 49202.

Thank you to both BirtleBee and Grow Jackson for partnering with us for this Fall Plant Fundraiser and Plants & Pints festival! More on Plants & Pints as we get closer to September!

07/04/2026

Have a great 4th of July! If you are paddling this weekend, keep this in mind!

No matter where you go, land or water, make sure to practice proper environmental hygiene and decontaminate your gear and equipment.

06/27/2026

Are you fertilizing your lawn or garden this week end? Keep this in mind!

05/18/2026

Last Saturday we visited four sites to see what macroinvertebrates were in the water. Aquatic insects and other small animals living in the river tell us about the quality of the water. When it is good, some like to hang around. When it gets bad, they leave!

05/13/2026

Spring cleaning and finding some toxic materials that you don't need/want any more? Take them to the JCCD's hazardous waste collection on May 21. Prior registration required (so they know how much they are getting!).

CLICK HERE TO RSVP!! The Jackson County Conservation District will be holding a Household Hazardous Waste Collection on Thursday, May 21st, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.! The collection will be held at the Jackson County DOT in the lot on the corner of N. Elm and Chanter (next