Policy
MUCC Names Amy Trotter Executive Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 28, 2018 Media Contact: Amy Trotter, 517-346-6484 Yesterday, Michigan United Conservation Clubs Executive Board named MUCC Deputy Director Amy Trotter the next executive director of the organization. Dan Eichinger submitted his resignation and was appointed as the new director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources by Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer, effective…
Read MoreDecember Natural Resources Commission Meeting Preview
Amendment to exempt Beaver Island from baiting and feeding ban up for information December’s Natural Resource Commission (NRC) meeting will be held on Dec. 13th at Lansing Community College Auditorium-West Campus. The LCC auditorium is located at 5708 Cornerstone Drive Lansing, MI 48917. If you are unable to attend this month’s meeting, join us online…
Read MoreCALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY TO SUPPORT SB 1035
For more than 4 years, MUCC has been working hard to clarify property tax laws for charitable sportsmen’s clubs. SB 1035 has just been sent to the floor of the Michigan House of Representatives and a vote could happen at any moment. We urgently need you to contact your state representative to ask them…
Read MoreNew Brandon Road Lock and Dam plan price tag still negligible compared to what could be lost
The price tag to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes nearly tripled following an announcement by the Army Corps of Engineers last week. The Corps released their “final environmental impact and feasibility study,” which found the total cost of implementing the plan to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes at the…
Read MoreConservation Groups Thank Senators for Maintaining Protections to Keep Non-native Species out of U.S. Waters, Great Lakes
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION PRESS RELEASE Coast Guard bill maintains core clean water protections, but makes it harder for states to secure more stringent protections. ANN ARBOR, MICH. (November 14, 2018)—The National Wildlife Federation and state affiliates Indiana Wildlife Federation, Michigan United Conservation Clubs, Minnesota Conservation Federation, Prairie Rivers Network, and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation today thanked…
Read MoreNovember NRC Preview: Reduced perch bag limit and lift of dropshot ban in drowned river mouth lakes up for action
Tomorrow’s Natural Resource Commission (NRC) meeting will be held at the Outdoor Adventure Center in Detroit, MI. The Outdoor Adventure Center is located at 1801 Atwater Street, Detroit, MI 48207. If you are unable to attend this month’s meeting, join us online at MUCC’s Facebook page where we will be live streaming at 1:00 pm.…
Read More10-Brook Trout Bag Limit Proposed at October NRC Meeting
Today, the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) will meet at the MSU Diagnostic Center located at 4125 Beaumont Road, Lansing, MI 48910. If you are unable to attend, please join us on Facebook for the MUCC live stream starting at 1 p.m. The Policy Committee on Wildlife and Fisheries will kick the meeting off at 1:00…
Read MoreFisheries Regulations Passed at September NRC Meeting
The Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting in September was held at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Ontonagon. The day started off with the Michigan State Parks Advisory Committee addressing major projects underway to repair upwards of $20 million worth of damage from storms this June and back in 2016. DNR Parks and Recreation…
Read MoreSeptember NRC Preview; Fishing regulations and a recap of MUCC policy resolutions to be presented to the NRC
This Thursday, September 13th, the Natural Resources Commission(NRC) will meet at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. The meeting will be held at the Wilderness Visitor Center Auditorium. The address for the meeting are 33303 Headquarters Road, Ontonagon, MI 49953. GPS coordinates for the meeting are at N46 48.910 W 89 37.494. If you are unable…
Read MoreFeeding and Baiting in Michigan
There seems to be some confusion and misinformation about the regulations regarding baiting and feeding wildlife in the aftermath of the Natural Resources Commission’s final enactment of the Chronic Wasting Disease regulations earlier this month. MUCC’s grassroots members have continued to support (since 2009) a ban on baiting and feeding deer so as to reduce…
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