Opening Oaks
Iron Creek Properties “workshop”, Saturday, June 12, 10 AM to Noon, 11007 Mull Road, Tipton, Michigan [but in Manchester Township, north of Wellwood Road].
Walk and talk these Irish Hills and Valleys. Bring your lunch and join in continued discussion from Noon to 1:00 PM.
This 300-acre Irish Hills parcel is an originating participant in Iron Creek Properties, which offers this opportunity to walk-the-talk of a sustained restoration initiative. An early map of Manchester Township characterizes the southern sections around the Kellum property as ‘oak openings’. Remnant, open grown oaks confirm this record while lending their dignity to the area’s variable topography, numerous wetland systems and evolving habitats.
“Opening oaks” is the romantic over-simplification of the restoration model applied to the property. See first hand the results of four years of concerted restoration work, including before-and-after examples of work in progress. Learn of potential funding assistance. Understand stewardship strategies; identify common invasives and witness eradication techniques. Appreciate the trials, tribulations and learning curve of a land steward’s sustained restoration efforts.
Opened Oak
This white oak now has more room to grow and has the potential to be part of a new generation of Oak Openings for future generations of Kellum land stewards.
