Posts by Nick Green
Gun Control Updates: Late tricks, red flag laws, MUCC testimony
Since MUCC’s inception in 1937, our membership has spoken time and time again with broad support for an individual’s firearms rights, opposing any attempt to infringe on the rights of lawful firearm owners. Michigan United Conservation Clubs grassroots, member-driven policy supports enforcing existing firearm laws and opposes new regulations on our members who are responsible,…
Read MoreMarch Natural Resources Commission Recap
Commissioners passed bear regulations at their March Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting and heard information regarding dog tracking legally shot game. Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) is a member of the Michigan Bear Forum. The organization supports a consensus-based approach through the forum and these regulations. In addition, MUCC believes hunters should be able to…
Read MoreMUCC invited to present mission, work to legislative committee
The nation’s largest statewide conservation organization was invited to present its conservation work to a Michigan House committee Thursday. Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) Executive Director Amy Trotter and President Tim Muir Jr. presented to the House Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation (NETO) Committee. Trotter has led the organization for five years and…
Read MoreState of Michigan, DNR Release Questionable FAQ Document Related to Fishing Decree
The State of Michigan and its Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued an “FAQ” document last week taking shots at angling and conservation organizations trying to protect our Great Lakes fisheries. The state has presented what it views as the most frequently asked questions related to a proposed Great Lakes Consent Decree that it has…
Read MoreProposed Camp Grayling expansion could shrink significantly
A preliminary review by the Michigan DNR shows that the lands available for lease by the National Guard for its Camp Grayling expansion proposal could be reduced significantly. The size and scope of the actual reduction would depend on the outcome of a formal DNR review of the proposed lease expansion area. That formal review…
Read MoreBipartisan Wildlife Bill Left Out of Omnibus Funding Package
Lansing, MI (December 22, 2022) — A bipartisan wildlife bill that supporters dub “the biggest wildlife bill in 50 years” has been left out of the omnibus spending package, leaving very few options for passing the bill this Congress. The bill passed the House in June and has 47 cosponsors in the Senate, including 16…
Read MoreProposed consent decree places millions of feet of gill net in new waters
A proposed Great Lakes Consent Decree that would place millions more feet of gill net effort in the Great Lakes annually and allow Tribal commercial take of whitefish, lake trout, salmon, walleye and perch sits before a judge. The State of Michigan (including the Department of Natural Resources), United States of America and four of…
Read MoreLocal governments, conservation groups oppose massive Camp Grayling expansion
More than 16 local governments, major environment/outdoors groups ask state to reject plan Opposition continues to grow to a Michigan National Guard proposal to take an additional 260 squares miles state land for its Camp Grayling training facility, limiting access to the state land by civilians and potentially hurting wildlife in ways that will hurt…
Read MoreWhitmer appoints new acting DNR director
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a cabinet shake-up last week, choosing new interim leadership for the state’s two conservation departments — the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Environment of Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE). Former DNR Director Dan Eichinger was tapped to lead EGLE as the interim director. Former DNR Natural Resources Deputy Shannon…
Read MoreGreat Lakes Consent Decree negotiations tangled up
Recent court filings by a conservation coalition, tribes and others embroiled in fishery negotiations show how far the three-year process still has to go. An existing Great Lakes Consent Decree signed in 2000 governs fishing regulations in certain waters of lakes Michigan and Huron from Grand Haven north around the tip of the mitt to…
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