Wreath-making workshop in Traverse City supports conservation efforts

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Environmental advocates can learn how to make their own holiday wreaths and financially support a conservation organization in Northern Michigan.

The Grand Traverse Conservation District will host both a holiday wreath fundraiser and its annual benefit wreath-making workshop at the Boardman River Nature Center in Traverse City. The wreaths will all be made with locally sourced evergreens.

The district’s wreath fundraiser costs $75 per wreath and requires advance online ordering . Pickup dates are Dec. 12 and 13.

The annual wreath-making workshop costs $50 and additionally requires registration . Participants in the Dec. 13 workshop will be instructed how to create their own wreaths with forest greenery and other materials provided at the nature center.

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