This web site contains information and links to the land conservancies, nature centers, and other organizations in Michigan that are involved in land conservation and environmental education. If you represent an organization that would like to be included, please email ltc@landtrust.org or call 231-347-0991.
Michigan
Land Conservancies, Land
Trusts, and Similar Organizations
A land trust or conservancy is a non-profit organization which seeks to protect land. Land trusts work closely with landowners, helping to ensure that scenic areas, wetlands, critical wildlife habitats, and other significant natural areas are protected for now and future generations. Most land trusts are small, community based organizations, with work accomplished by volunteers or a single staff person. Other land trusts are more regional in scope and may have many staff members with specialized skills and areas of expertise. Regardless of their size, almost all land trusts can provide landowners with protection opportunities for their land.
Michigan Land Trusts
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Little Traverse Conservancy (Area of Operation: Charlevoix, Cheboygan,Chippewa, Emmet, Mackinac Counties )
- Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
- Grosse Isle Nature and Land Conservancy
- HeadWaters Land Conservancy
- Keweenaw Land Trust
- Land Conservancy of West Michigan
- Leelanau Conservancy
- Livingston Land Conservancy
- Michigan Karst Conservancy
- Michigan Nature Association
- North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy
- Raisin Valley Land Trust
- Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy
- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
- Washtenaw Land Trust
- Listing of Name and Addresses of other Michigan Land Trusts
Land Trust Tools
- Farmland Information Library from the American Farmland Trust
- Knowing, Cherishing and Protecting One's Land---Paul Feinberg (from Land Trusts of Central New York)
- Land Choices
- Land Trust Alliance
- Michigan Model Conservation Easement
- Tools for Nonprofits and Community Organizations (from Contact Center Network)
- Preserving Family Lands---Stephen J. Small
Michigan Nature Centers
- Blandford Nature Center
- Chippewa Nature Center
- DeGraaf Nature Center
- Draton Plains Nature Center
- Fernwood Nature Center
- Hartley Outdoor Education Center (Saginaw County)
- Howell Nature Center
- Huron County Nature Center Wilderness Arboretum
- Kalamazoo Nature Center
- Lewis E. Wint Nature Center at Independence Oaks Couny Park
- Lyon Oaks Nature Center at Lyon Oaks County Park
- Rouge River Bird Observatory
- Sarett Nature Center
- Thorne Swift Nature Preserve
- Thurston Nature Center
- Univerisity of Michigan - Dearborn Natural Areas Department
- University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History
- Other Nature Centers in Michigan
Michigan Botanical Gardens
Links to other Environmental and Conservation Resources
- American Farmland Trust
- Center for Environmental Study
- Burt Lake Preservation Association
- Conservation Resource Alliance (CRA)
- Environmental and Conservation Organizations of Northern Michigan
- Earth Share of Michigan
- Great Lakes Information Network
- Great Lakes Island Project, Department of Resource Development, Michigan State University
- Lake Michigan Federation
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
- Michigan Environmental Council
- Michigan Land Use Institute
- Michigan Seagrant
- Michigan United Conservation Clubs
- Michigan Wildlife Conservancy
- Michigan Wildlife Refuges
- National Park Service
- Nature Conservancy
- Preserve the Dunes, Inc.
- Trout Unlimited
- Trust for Public Land
Funding Resources
- People and Land (PAL) (a funding source for organizations working in land-use education, leadership development, planning model identification, and policy development)
Just for Kids!
Michigan Wildlife
- DNR Wildlife Division Creature Profiles
- Fish of the Great Lakes
- Frogs!
- Kirtland's Warbler Page
- Michigan Birding Home Page
- Threatened & Endangered Species
- Wolves in Michigan
Environmental Education Tools and Resources
- Acorn Naturalists
- North American Association for Environmental Education
- U-High Environmental Science Resource Page
