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Alger Conservation District creates local partnerships that benefit the Alger County Community. We work with and alongside our partners, ensuring a healthy outcome for our community's natural resources.
Alger County offers two locations to drop off unwanted e-waste.
Learn more about local recycling drop-off points in Alger County, MI.
Alger Conservation District works to reduce tire waste in our communities.
In partnership with Trout Unlimited and MiCorps, Alger Conservation monitors local stream health.
In partnership with MSU Extension, have your commercial or residential soil tested.
Turn in old batteries for recycling at the Alger Conservation office.
In Chatham, the community garden is home to native wildflowers, honeybees, and garden beds.
Alger Conservation District hosts free community workshops year-round in Alger County.
Open to all residents of Alger County, these local e-waste sites help keep air, soil, and waterways clear of toxic substances. Bring your old devices to one of the permanent collection sites today! Items accepted at each location include:
**ALL FEES ARE PAYABLE IN CASH ONLY**
Data-containing devices will be securely managed. You are encouraged to remove all sensitive or personal information from hard drives, etc, using internal software for computers and phones.
Location: Wood Island Landfill, E10081 State Highway M28, Wetmore, MI 49895
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am - 4:00 pm
Contact: (906) 387-2646
Cost: Residential $5, any amount. Commercial $15/yard
Only These Items Are RECYCLABLE
Please visit the Burt Township Official Page for recycling details, dates, and times.
Recycling is free for residents of the township. ID may be required.
Location: Downtown Chatham behind green building south of Chatham Co-Op
Hours: Saturday 8am to 12noon & Tuesday 6 pm to 8 pm
Contact: Paul Whitemarsh (906) 439-5215, or Facebook
Cost: $3 per kitchen size bag, $4 per 32 gallon bag, or $6 per contractor bag
Only These Items Are RECYCLABLE
**Glass, styrofoam (all types), dirty, greasy, yard waste, batteries, electronics, and hazardous waste are not accepted through these recyclers. Please see battery recycling or e-waste recycling.
Learn more about UPPCO Appliance Recycling and how to participate and receive bill credits. Visit the UPPCO website.
Every year, the Alger Conservation District organizes collection sites around Alger County to assist residents with recycling old, unwanted tires. In 2023, we collected over 1400 tires safeguarding forests, waterways, and countless marine life in Munising Bay.
Tire recycling is sponsored by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Superior Watershed Partnership Program, Alger County Sheriff Department, and local township and city municipalities.
Collection points are announced each year by email, social media, local city sources, and of course, our newsletter. Sign up for the next tire recycling event in Alger County!
We need your help to monitor the health of streams across Alger County! Our volunteer stream monitoring program meets twice a year, in spring and fall, to give our waterways a check-up.
What is macroinvertebrate stream monitoring?
Macroinvertebrates are aquatic insects and a valuable indicator of stream health. They can detect the presence or absence of pollutants in the water, and regular-stream sampling events can provide a snapshot of long-term conditions in our rivers and streams. ACD staff and volunteers get together in the spring and fall to collect macroinvertebrates and check the health of our waterways.
What do volunteers do?
Here are three ways you can help:
1. "Collector" - wear waders to go into the water to collect insects with nets
2. "Runner" - stays on the bank side and takes nets and buckets from the "Collectors."
3. "Picker" - picks out any insects found in the river/stream and places them into a jar for later identification.
If you want to get into the water, great! If you don't, great! There are jobs for everyone!
No experience is required; equipment is provided.
Streams and waterways we monitor in Alger County include Slapneck Creek, Werner Creek, Dexter Creek, Baker Creek, Bohemian Creek, and the Anna River.
Werner Creek earned an "excellent" rating on May 23rd, 2022, per the MiCorps program guidelines.
The water quality rating was "excellent" based on the MiCorps stream macroinvertebrate datasheet.
The water quality rating was "excellent" based on the MiCorps stream macroinvertebrate datasheet. A culvert replacement at Baker Creek in Grand Marais was completed in 2021. It was a joint project with the Alger County Road Commission to replace the cracked culvert to improve stream and fishery health by reestablishing stream connectivity.
The water quality rating was "fair" based on the MiCorps stream macroinvertebrate datasheet, which improved after the culvert replacement in 2021.
An old culvert was replaced with a precast concrete box culvert in 2021. These culverts have higher strength and load capacity, longer durability, and lower installation costs than the traditional corrugated metal culverts you may be used to seeing. Replacing these culverts will help reduce the sediment washing into the streams and increase passage for fish and other aquatic organisms.
The water quality rating was "excellent" based on the MiCorps stream macroinvertebrate datasheet.
New in 2023! The water quality rating was "good" based on the MiCorps stream macroinvertebrate datasheet.
In partnership with Remy Battery, you can stop by our office anytime and drop off old batteries for recycling! Your participation helps us keep our waterway, forests, and soil clean of toxic substances batteries leech when thrown in the trash.
At Alger Conservation District, we strive to improve our community through service and shared experiences. Alger Conservation District works with local schools to get the young community involved in relevant workshops around the county. In 2023, Alger Conservation District partnered and worked with more than 500 local kids on county projects, education classes, and community improvement workshops.
(pictured left, Munising High School helps plant pollinator habitat)
Each year, the Alger Conservation District hosts local workshops for our community. Some of these workshops are hosted at volunteer homes; others are located in public, such as the Community Gardens in Chatham. Stay informed when new workshops are available by signing up for the monthly newsletter.
Workshops are free and available to residents of Alger County. (pictured right, Matt Watkeys, Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop)
Workshops are hosted mainly through the Alger Conservation District, but we have several community members who are enthusiasts and experts in their field. If you know someone who wants to host a workshop for the community, please have them reach out to discuss!
(pictured left, Mary a local bee enthusiats & beekeeper hosts Winterizing Your Beehive workshop)
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