Our Mission
Uniting citizens to conserve, protect and enhance Michigan's natural resources and outdoor heritage.
Advocacy
We have led significant conservation victories such as the passage of the Bottle Bill and the creation of the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund in 1976, protecting the Trust Fund in the Michigan Constitutuion in 1984, protecting hunting rights from anti-hunters through Proposal G in 1996 and passage of the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act in 2014.
Communication
Since 1947, we have published Michigan Out-of-Doors Magazine. Our youth magazine, TRACKS, reaches tens of thousands of upper-elementary school students each year. In 2015, we launched the Michigan Out-of-Doors Podcast to reach a new generation of hunters, anglers and trappers. our weekly Conservation Insider e-newsletter details the latest conservation news in Michigan, and our daily staff blogs at www.mucc.org ensure that content is always relevant and up-to-date.
Habitat
Our award-winning On the Ground (OTG) wildlife habitat conservation program launched in 2013. As a partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, it has engaged more than 3,000 volunteers in dozens of fish and wildlife habitat projects on public lands and waters around the state. Additionally, our On the Water program was launched in 2019 has removed nearly 4,000 pounds of trash from Michigans lakes, streams and rivers.
Education
The Michigan Out-of-Doors Youth Camp, located at the Cedar Lake Outdoor Center in Chelsea, Michigan, has educated over 58,000 youth since its founding over 70 years ago, introducing generations of Michiganders to the outdoors.