1. Restoration and Reclamation Michigan Aggregates Association Summer Conference July 16, 2016 Traverse City, Michigan

2. Ducks Unlimited Mission : Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people. The vision of Ducks Unlimited is wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever.

3. How DU works  Habitat and Resource Conservation  Land Protection  Restoration/Enhancement  Management  Policy  Science  Many types of support  Public grants  Partnerships  Philanthropy

5. Restoration and Reclamation Restoration: returning the land to the condition it was in prior to man changing it to suit his needs (more or less…) Reclamation: improving highly altered land to the best possible and most natural condition

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8. Restoration  Primarily on lightly disturbed areas such as agricultural fields, abandoned fields or pastures, or marginal areas being mowed, maintained, etc.  Grassland  Forested  Wetland  First priority is habitat, with aesthetics, public access, EGS, and other benefits secondary

9. Headline 2 Goals:  Maximize diversity  Use native plants and seed  Restore altered hydrology  Provide maximum benefit to target species  Think about long-term management and maintenance

10. Reclamation  Primarily on highly disturbed areas such pit slopes, berms, pads, etc.  Options are often dictated by regulatory entities or local ordinances, etc.  When possible, have input into reclamation actions and desired outcomes – use case studies and conservation partners to drive the plan in a direction consistent with future desired outcome  Look for opportunities to balance “required” actions with “desirable” actions

11. Making Reclamation Better  Grass Seeding  Think native – incorporate native species into seed mixes  Avoid sod forming grasses when possible (just say no to tall fescue!)  Plant a diverse mix including cool season and warm season grasses, forbs (flowers), and nurse crops or introduced species as needed  Assume your soils are poor and dry

12. Making Reclamation Better  Use trees and shrubs  Stick with native species! Don’t repeat the mistakes of the past. (autumn olive, honeysuckle, etc.)  Native shrub species grow fast, are tough, adaptive and can be planted relatively inexpensively in large quantities bareroot for habitat, erosion control, living fences, and visual screens  Use locally native trees that can tolerate the poor soils.

13. Water can be your friend or enemy  Plan future hydrology – direct water where you want it.  Wetland creation can slow erosion, provide habitat, clean the water Making Reclamation Better

14.  Donations of real property  Easements  Fee-title  Partnerships  NGOs – DU, NWTF, PF  Agencies – USFWS Partners for Wildlife, State DNR private lands programs Other strategies

15. Thank you Doug Gorby dgorby@ducks.org 734.623.2000 www.ducks.org

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