1937	Michigan United Conservation Clubs organized.
1939	Campaigned for legislation to provide public access sites to Michigan lakes and streams with hunting and fishing license fees.
1940	Stopped diversion of Game and Fish Protection Fund (mainly derived from license fees) to non-conservation purposes.
1944	Campaigned for acquisition and protection of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the Upper Peninsula.
1946	Began MUCC Summer Youth Camp Program.
1947	Launched Michigan Out-of-Doors™ monthly conservation magazine.
1952	Supported Michigan Department of Conservation program to harvest antlerless deer.
1954	Supported reintroduction of the wild turkey in Michigan.
1955	Campaigned for the protection of Great Lakes bottomlands.
1958-9	Led a two-year battle to save the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park from copper mining.
1963	Conservation Leadership Program initiated for MUCC affiliates.
1965	Supported first wild turkey hunting season in Michigan.
1966	Supported passage of U.S. Clean Water Protection Act.
1967	Supported and assisted in introduction of salmon to the Great Lakes.
1968	Campaigned for $435 million Clean Water Bond and Quality Recreation Bond in Michigan.
1970	Supported passage of Great Lakes Shorelands Protection Act.
1970	Supported implementation of Hunter Safety Training in Michigan.
1972	Supported legislation to stop indiscriminate dredging and filling of Michigan’s inland waters.
1972	Began Outdoorama 10-day sport & travel show in southeast Michigan.
1973	Led battle to ban large-mesh gill nets in the Great Lakes.
1974	Supported passage of Farmland and Open Space Preservation legislation in Michigan.
1974	Supported passage of Michigan Endangered Species Act.
1975	Supported establishment of a separate muzzleloader hunting season for Michigan deer.
1976	Led voter initiative for a beverage bottle and can deposit law in Michigan.
1976	Provided leadership to establish Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, designating oil and gas revenue from state lands for recreation.
1977	Campaigned for ban on PCBs (toxic industrial compounds) in Michigan waters.
1978	Began Tracks Magazine™, a student reader focusing on Great Lakes wildlife used across the nation.
1979	Started MUCC Wildlife Discovery Program in Michigan schools.
1979	Supported wetland protection legislation for Michigan.
1980	Participated in development of Pigeon River Country State Forest Hydrocarbon Agreement.
1984	Supported and campaigned for ban on year-round shipping on the Great Lakes.
1984	Supported controlled elk hunts in Pigeon River Country State Forest.
1986	Campaigned for wine cooler bottle deposit law in Michigan.
1987	Provided radio collars for Moose Lift II Program in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
1988	Initiated Wildlife Encounters™ Program for 1st-12th graders & adults.
1989	Campaigned for Recreational Cleanup Bond in Michigan.
1988-89	Supported Combined Sewer Overflow Program to protect Michigan water quality.
1988-95	Contributed to peregrine falcon reintroductions in Detroit and Grand Rapids.
1989	Supported ban on use of lead shot for waterfowl hunting in Michigan.
1990	Joined in starting Sportsmen Against Hunger Program in Michigan.
1990	Campaigned for passage of Hunter Harassment Protection legislation in Michigan.
1992	Supported Federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
1992	Campaigned for creation of Harbor Development Fund to improve state-owned harbors in Michigan.
1992	Campaigned to end snagging in Michigan waters.
1993	Began Michigan Out-of-Doors Television™ show on public TV across Michigan.
1994	Led campaign for passage of Shooting Range Protection Act in Michigan.
1994	Led campaign to create Michigan State Park Endowment Fund and constitutional protection of Natural Resources Trust Fund.
1994	Co-signed Ludington Pumped Storage Settlement Agreement, which created the Great Lakes Fishery Trust.
1996	Led campaign for protection of scientific wildlife management in Michigan (Proposal G) and defeat of animal rights extremism (Proposal D).
1996	Led campaign for passage of legislation to retain public access at road endings on Michigan public waters.
1996	Led campaign for passage of legislation to protect Michigan anglers from harassment.
1996	Initiated Michigan Out-of-Doors™ Women Program to encourage women to participate in the outdoors.
1997	Launched campaign for zero tolerance of poaching and trespassing in Michigan.
1997	Worked with Michigan Farm Bureau for establishment of special December antlerless deer firearm season in Michigan.
2000	Negotiators in 2000 Great Lakes Tribal Fishing Agreement.
2000	Reformed and standardized Carry Concealed Weapons Statute.
2000	Opposed Prop. 002, which would have allowed local override of state firearm & environmental laws.
2001	Successfully defended new Carry Concealed Weapons Statute in MI Supreme Court.
2001	Co-sponsored first-ever Conservation Summit to create a consensus agenda for policy makers.
2001	Successfully advanced Annex 2001 to prevent diversions or exports of Great Lakes water.
2001	Kept state management of Pittman-Robertson funded lands by opposing new guidelines for field trials.
2002	Revised and improved Michigan’s Carry Concealed Weapons Statute.
2002	Successfully opposed NPS draft management plan for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore that limited hunting/fishing access, eliminated the deer herd on N. Manitou & stopped salmon stocking in the Platte River.
2002	Joined with other sportsmen groups as defendants to defeat Sierra Club lawsuit challenging expenditure of P-R funds for wildlife and habitat management.
2002	Opposed treatment of Houghton Lake with an aquatic herbicide to control Eurasian milfoil.
2002	Supported passage of Proposal 2 to improve sewer systems and increase bond revenue for local water pollution control projects.
2003	Filed for Amicus status in state and federal trials over tribal inland hunting and fishing rights.
2003	Worked to stop legislation that weakened protection of Great Lakes coastal wetlands.
2004	Led effort to complete a comprehensive audit of Michigan’s captive cervid facilities to prevent spread of chronic wasting disease.
2004	Successfully secured passage of Michigan’s first-ever dove bill by the Legislature and Governor.
2004	Played a critical role in reaching stakeholder consensus on the most environmentally protective mining law in the country.
2005	Held 1st annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference.
2005	Joined forces with NWF and Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger to establish a program funded by sportsmen to support wild game donations to the needy.
2005	Played a critical role in securing public’s right to access Great Lakes shorelines and beaches.
2005	Started MUCC Shooting Range Education and Stewardship Program to enhance lead management on MI shooting ranges.
2005	Strengthened regulations of captive cervid facilities to protect Michigan’s free-ranging deer herd.
2006	Instrumental in the passage of landmark groundwater protection legislation.
2006	Worked to bring new hunters into the sport as part of the Hunter Recruitment and Retention Workgroup.
2006	Worked effectively to block legislation that would limit or eliminate public access to recreational lands and waters.
2006	Co-chaired the Proposal One campaign which passed with historic positive vote numbers. Proposal One constitutionally protects Michigan conservation restricted funds.
2007	In partnership with the conservation community, halted legislation which would ban leg hold traps.
2007	With the help of MUCC’s volunteers, stopped a state bill that would roll back the implementation of Michigan’s new ballast water permitting law in record time.
2007	Won a lawsuit against the shipping industry to defend the new Michigan law designed to protect the Great Lakes from discharge of invasive species by ocean going vessels into Michigan’s water.