Volunteers are being sought to help clean up Michigan’s forests this summer. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced the “100 in 100 Forest Challenge,” inviting residents to clean up 100 forests in 100 days. DNR program developer Conor Haenni tells WSJM News you’d be surprised at what needs to be hauled out of Michigan’s more than 600 state and federal forests.
“There’s all sorts of stuff out there,” Haeni said. “It could be some random bags of clothes or household trash. There could be refrigerators, furnaces, couches, mattresses, an assortment of everything.”
Haenni says volunteers can sign up for the challenge at CleanForests.org. They’re needed.
“Volunteers are the backbone of the program.”
There are sites to be cleaned up in 59 of Michigan’s counties. Haenni recommends keeping volunteer groups limited to families in order to stay safe from coronavirus.
