The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy staff and volunteers for an Earth Day work-bee on Sunday, April 20 at the 3,000 acre Arcadia Dunes: The C.S. Mott Preserve, located along Lake Michigan off of M-22 in Benzie County. Volunteers can come for an hour or spend the whole day outdoors improving this truly spectacular site.

There will be two work sessions: 9 am-12 noon, will be spent removing garbage from former dumpsites (40 yards of waste were removed last year!). From 1-4 pm staff and volunteers will be planting nearly 1,000 trees in Pete’s Woods and other portions of the preserve. Volunteers are also invited to bring their lunch and enjoy the wonders of the preserve from 12 noon – 1pm. Please call Pam at 929-7911 to sign up for the morning, afternoon, or both events.

Directions to Arcadia Dunes: The C.S. Mott Preserve:

Take US-31 south through Benzonia. Turn right on Joyfield Road. Turn left on M-22, heading south.

Continue south about 1/2 mile to the Old Baldy Trailhead parking lot.

The photo is lookout hill towards frankfort and was taken by Jim Evans. It shows Green Point Dunes and with the Frankfort lighthouse visible to the north. Jim has more photos of the area that you should check out!