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.

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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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MUCC SUPPORTS DETROIT RIVER REFUGE BOWHUNT

September 15, 2015 |

Yesterday, Michigan United Conservation Clubs submitted a letter of support for the proposed lottery bowhunting plan at Humbug Marsh in the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. Below is the text of that letter, which includes important statistics for any unit of government considering the use of bowhunting to help resolve urban and suburban deer management…

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SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN ARE CRUCIAL FOR INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL

September 15, 2015 |

This fall, I had the opportunity to join State Representative (and MUCC’s 2015 Legislative Conservationist of the Year) Jon Bumstead on a tour organized by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to examine the impact of Oak Wilt and Japanese Knotweed two  invasive plant species in and near his district, Newaygo County.   MUCC staff has written…

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In the Field: Why We do What We do

September 8, 2015 |

 by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator If you have ever had little kids, they ask ‘why’ all the time. Even as adults, we ask ‘why’ pretty frequently. We have a need to understand the motivations behind why we are being asked to do a particular task, join a group, or spend some money. One of…

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