

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Go Beyond Beauty w/ Michael Ramsey of North Country CISMA
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Go Beyond Beauty is a statewide initiative that encourages garden professionals, organizations, and individuals to stop selling or using high-priority ornamental invasive plants while promoting native alternatives. 

This presentation explores how invasive ornamentals harm Michigan’s natural ecosystems, introduces the 14 species restricted by the program, and highlights the ecological, economic, and habitat benefits of choosing native plants to support biodiversity and healthy landscapes. 

You will also learn about programs offered by AFFEW including the annual native plant sale and invasive plant removal program at Cartier Park.

Please RSVP at makeadifference@affew.org

Michael Ramsey serves as the Outreach Coordinator for North Country CISMA and a local Hub presenter for Michigan Go Beyond Beauty. With two years of hands-on experience in invasive species education, field work, and public outreach, he enjoys working with garden clubs, landscapers, producers, and conservation partners to address the impacts of ornamental invasive plants and share practical native plant alternatives. A lifelong outdoor enthusiast and angler, Michael combines professional training—including MDARD Pesticide Applicator Certification, Midwest Invasive Species Information Network Learn certifications, and current enrollment in MSU Extension’s Foundations of Gardening—with a genuine passion for helping people care for Michigan’s landscapes.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ludington/go-beyond-beauty-w-michael-ramsey-of-north-country-cisma/200029610326809
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 27

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Ludington
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Lakeshore Resource Network
- **lat**: 43.963042583003
- **long**: -86.431604799365
- **full address**: Lakeshore Resource Network, 920 E Tinkham Ave,Ludington, Michigan, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: A Few Friends for the Environment of the World (https://allevents.in/org/a-few-friends-for-the-environment-of-the-world/20832846)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Lakeshore Resource Network, 920 E Tinkham Ave,Ludington, Michigan, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** A Few Friends for the Environment of the World
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Go Beyond Beauty w/ Michael Ramsey of North Country CISMA ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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