Thanks tons to our many picnic sponsors:

AJD Forest Products (Grayling)

Coyle's Restaurant, Catering & GiftShop (Houghton Lake/West Branch)

Hotel Iroquois (Mackinac Island)

Michaywe' Pines Golf Course(Gaylord)

Meijer of Traverse City

Motor City Casino

Crystal Mountain (Thompsonville)

Lac Vieux Desert Resort CasinoAmericInn (Watersmeet)

Frito-Lay of Grayling

Taco Bells of Mid-Michigan

Gracewil Country Club(Grand Rapids)

Weyerhaeuser Company

Ralph A. MacMullan ConferenceCenter

Call of the Wild/Bavarian Falls Park(Gaylord)

Randy's Country Kitchen(Houghton Lake)

Whiteheads (Houghton Lake)

Cross Country Ski Headquarters(Roscommon)

Michigan Arbor Day Alliance

Cabela's

American Forests

Tanger Outlet Center (West Branch)

Charbonneau's Family Restaurant(Oscoda)

Double JJ Ranch & Golf Resort(Rothbury)

Family Video

Frank's Great Outdoors (Linwood)

La Senorita Restaurants(Mt. Pleasant)

Pizza Hut (Grayling)

We had a great time at the 100We had a great time at the 100thth Anniversary ofAnniversary ofState Forests picnic to honor public landState Forests picnic to honor public landvolunteers. 600+attendees enjoyed the day andvolunteers. 600+attendees enjoyed the day andhung out with Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl.hung out with Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl.

Michigan Coalition for Clean ForestsAdopt-a-ForestOctober 2003 NewsletterIs there something we can do for you?( Call the DNR at 989-275-5151 or USFS at 1-800-821-6263;+ E-mail us at cleanforests@ cleanforests.org;- Send a note to Adopt-a-Forest, 8717 North Roscommon Rd,

Roscommon, M I 48653; or;; Find us at www.cleanforests.org

So Long…Farewell…We Hate to See You Go

Well wishes go to Gary Cole, USFS. Garyretired in August 2004 and has transitionedfrom being on the “trash team” to becoming avolunteer for the program! We hope Garyenjoys his retirement and doesn’t work toohard (unless it’s picking up trash).

We’ve updated the Adopt-a-Forest Guide to includethis important message under the Safety section.Thanks to Don Mikel, USFS, for thinking of these.

Driving

Drive safely. There is no hurry when working oncleanups. Heavy loads may cause your vehicle tohandle differently than normal. These loads will alsoincrease braking distances. Loosely loaded objects mayshift in turns. Unsecured debris may blow out of thevehicle while driving. We want to collect trash, notredistribute it.

Fire Hazard

Be aware of current fire danger conditions. Always becareful with smoking. Fully extinguish and properlydispose of your cigarettes. Also remember that sparksfrom mufflers and excessive heat from your vehicle'sundercarriage could ignite a fire in dry conditions.

If you’re interested in finding out where trash hasbeen illegally dumped in your area, want to report asite you found, or just want program information,visit the website at www.cleanforests.org

Look under Interactive, and Search DumpsiteDatabase, and you can search for your county,township, type of trash, road names, etc.

If you look at Crawford County, you’ll see that thesites have been GPS’d! This is in an attempt tointegrate GPS coordinates into our program toaccommodate our high-tech volunteers such as theMichigan GeoCaching Organization and CampGrayling and to make reporting dump sites easierfor field officers and folks who own GPS units.

Michigan is blessed with many lakes and rivers...

These waterways will be freezing soon and becoming “towns” of fishshanties and snowmobiles. Please remember to keep our bottomlandsclean by removing all litter when you leave the ice. Keep trash bags on-hand and remind your friends who enjoy winter sports to do the same!

CRAWFORD COUNTYPILOT GPS PROJECT

FIREW OOD ALERTFIREW OOD ALERT

The Em erald Ash Borer (EAB) can devastate yourash trees.

Quarantined counties include: Genesee,Ingham , Jackson, Lapeer, Lenaw ee, Livingston,M acom b, M onroe, Oakland, St. Clair,Shiaw assee, W ashtenaw , and W ayne.

Do NOT transport or accept firew ood from thesecounties. Let’s spread the w ord faster than EABcan spread to our forests.Commemorate 100 Years of Michigan’s State Forests

These limited edition tiles are $20 each plus $6 shipping.Terrapin Tile donates $5 to Adopt-a-Forest for each tile sold.

They are 6 ½" square and two-tone (green on oatmeal).

nternational Paper is pleased to presentnternational Paper is pleased to presentexciting "Life of the Forest" educationalexciting "Life of the Forest" educationalmaterials for your use as research andmaterials for your use as research andstudy sources or as teaching guides. Thestudy sources or as teaching guides. The

topics range fromhowseeds are scattered andtopics range fromhowseeds are scattered andeventually germinate, to howa tree grows, toeventually germinate, to howa tree grows, toconservation issues that concern us all. Ourconservation issues that concern us all. Ourforests are an important resource. They areforests are an important resource. They arevaluable for the vital habitat they provide tovaluable for the vital habitat they provide toour wildlife, and for the preservation of plantour wildlife, and for the preservation of plantand insect life they afford.and insect life they afford.

For further information, visitFor further information, visithttp://www.iplifeoftheforest.com/http://www.iplifeoftheforest.com/

Volunteers have reported removing 4570 scraptires from public land this season. This bringsour total of tires removed from public landsince 1991 to more than 51,500 tires. Wow,that’s a lot of tire swings!

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Our dumpsite database has beenvery successful. Reports of new sites found onpublic land are received almost daily. Nearly25% of all sites reported are cleaned up byvolunteers and community service workerswithin one year.

Many volunteers are not familiar with the areathey work in.

When reporting trash sites on public land, it isimportant that you include good drivinginstructions from a main road. Helpfulinformation includes:

· Detailed driving instructions · County ·· Township · Legal Description ·· Type of trash · Amount of trash (truckloads) ·· GPS coordinates (if known) ·

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Project Learning Tree is an award-winning environmental education programProject Learning Tree is an award-winning environmental education programdesigned for educators working with students in pre-Kthrough 12designed for educators working with students in pre-Kthrough 12thth grade.grade.

PLTuses the forest as a “window” into natural andbuilt environments, helpingPLTuses the forest as a “window” into natural andbuilt environments, helpingpeople gain an awareness and knowledge of the world around them, as well as theirpeople gain an awareness and knowledge of the world around them, as well as theirplace within it.place within it.

For further information, contact Ada Takacs at 989-275-5151, Extension 2049 orFor further information, contact Ada Takacs at 989-275-5151, Extension 2049 orsend a note to takacsa@michigan.govsend a note to takacsa@michigan.gov

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