ESCANABA — This year’s Delta Conservation District Annual Meeting and director’s election will be an open house again due to COVID-19 precautions. The open house will be held on August 24 at the Pioneer Trail Park pavilion. County residents can stop by at any time between the hours of 2 and 5 p.m. Snacks will be provided.

Candidates running for open board seats are Russ Ross and Jim Yoder. Absentee ballots can be picked up at the Conservation District office starting on July 11, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

District directors and employees will be available to discuss and answer questions on assistance and services that the Conservation District can provide to private landowners and county residents, including but not limited to: land management (forestry & wildlife); conservation/agriculture; water quality; streambank and Great Lakes shoreline stabilization; critical dune assurance; forest health; tree and shrub planting; state and USDA project cost-share financial availability; wetland identification/delineation/permit services; soil erosion control and permits; Delta County Parks and timberlands operations/management.

For additional information contact the district office at (906) 553-7700 or stop by at Pioneer Trail Park 6822 Hwy 2, 41 and M-35.