What's New
4.18-19.08
5.20.08
Regular Board Meeting
7:00 pm
Conservation District Office
Welcome to the Van Buren Conservation District
Van Buren County Farmland and Open Space Preservation
Van Buren County has partnered with the Van Buren Conservation District to provide support to
the Van Buren County Land Preservation Board. We believe that this partnership will greatly
strengthen the growing Purchase of Development Rights program in Van Buren County.
This site and content are property of the Van Buren Conservation District.
All Van Buren Conservation District programs and services are provided on a non-discriminatory basis.
Van Buren Conservation District is an equal opportunity employer.
How Does Selling Development Rights
Protect Farmland?
If a landowner sells his/her development rights to the
County, then the County owns the right to develop the
land. However, the County is not able to exercise the
right because the property owner still owns the land
itself. The only way the land can ever be developed is
if the County sells the development rights back to the
person who owns the land. Because the intent of the
VBC Farmland and Open Space Preservation
Ordinance (FOSPO) is to permanently preserve
farmland, it is very difficult to ever develop land once
the development rights are sold.
5.10.08
5.15.08
6.13.08
Native Plant Workshop & Sale
2-4pm Workshop
4-8pm Sale
2008 Native Plant Sale!
What Are Native Plants?
Michigan's Native plants are the trees,
shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns and
other plants which were present before
European settlement.  Because the native
plants of Michigan have evolved with our
unique climate and soils, they are often
times better adapted to our local
conditions than their non native or
cultivated counterparts.  Native plants also
play an important role in the life cycle of
many different species of wildlife including
many butterflies, song birds and mammals.
June 13, 2008
Pre-Order Deadline May 30!

Free! Native Plant Workshop
June 13 2-4pm

Native Plant Sale
June 13 4-8pm

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Forest & Wildlife Management Workshop
May 10, 2008
9am-3pm
$20 per person

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Build Your Own Rain Barrel
Workshop
May 15, 2008
6pm-8pm
$30 per person
(per rain barrel)

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Upcoming Events & Workshops
When: May 22 and June 19, 2008
         To ensure the success of this visioning effort,      
          please plan to attend both sessions if your           
          schedule allows.
Where: Lake Michigan College - South Haven Campus
Time: 5:30-9:00pm
Cost:  $5.00 per person per session

Please RSVP by May 19!

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Finding a Voice for the Black and Paw Paw River Watersheds
5.22.08 &
6.19.08