Invasive Species Workday - Groveland Recreation Area
Sat, Sep 27
|Groveland Mine Ponds - Fishing Pier
Join Wild Rivers ISC at the Groveland Mine Recreation Area in Felch, MI to help improve recreational habitat by removing Autumn Olive! Learn how to conduct woody shrub management with hands-on demos of multiple management techniques!
Time & Location
Sep 27, 2025, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
Groveland Mine Ponds - Fishing Pier, Iron Mountain, MI 49831, USA
Guests
About the event
Join Wild Rivers ISC in a hands-on volunteer workday!
Through a project funded by Dickinson Area Community Foundation and Circle Power, we're working to improve the recreational habitat of the Groveland Recreation Area - and you can help! On Saturday, September 27th, from 9:30 am to 12pm, we will be removing invasive Autumn Olive from along trails and access roads.
Autumn Olive is a highly invasive shrub that dominates forest edge habitats and spreads quickly by producing a ton of seeds. While the berries may seem beneficial to wildlife, they offer little nutritional value as compared to our native berry-producing shrubs. Autumn Olive also has large thorns that make it difficult to navigate through or recreate near as it encroaches on trail systems and access.
Please meet at the first Fishing Pier - coordinates: 45.974502, -87.988690 Map to parking area --> https://maps.app.goo.gl/C1XiBumJ4oHbwKA59
We'll have an event sign at the turn off.