Michigan United Conservation Clubs is the largest statewide conservation organization in the nation. Founded in 1937, our mission is to unite citizens to conserve, protect and enhance Michigan's natural resources and outdoor heritage. This mission drives everything we do as an organization.
Your membership also makes you an active participant in Michigan's conservation community. As a member of MUCC, you can propose conservation policy resolutions that form the backbone of our efforts in Lansing. By joining MUCC, you can set the direction for hunting, fishing, trapping and conservation policy for Michigan.
Help us continue to defend your rights to hunt, fish and trap in Michigan today. Your generous contribution allows us to put on our yearly summer camp for kids, restore habitat across the state, and fight anti-hunting legislation in Lansing.
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Sneak Preview! This article will appear in the May/June 2016 issue of Michigan Out-of-Doors. Subscribe today by becoming a member of MUCC! In my last column, I chronicled how the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund was achieved 40 years in 1976. Almost immediately it faced challenges from politicians who wanted to divert it for non-conservation…
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Over 700,000 Michiganders hunt deer, providing hundreds of thousands of pounds of venison to Michigan families and supporting a $2.3 billion economic impact in our state. However, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) threatens the future of deer hunting. CWD is an always-fatal disease affecting cervids like deer and elk through the spread of infected proteins called…
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A new bill, Senate Bill 635, introduced by Senator Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba) was recently taken up for testimony in the Michigan Senate Natural Resources Committee. This bill would discount the license prices for former residents of Michigan who return to our state to hunt. This idea has been brought forward to MUCC’s Annual Convention in various…
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