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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SCIENTIFIC FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT EFFECTIVE TODAY!

March 31, 2015 |

Think of where you were a year ago. I know where I was: Sweating every signature, wondering if we’d get enough to submit the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to the Legislature. Even though we ended up with over 375,000 raw signatures, it was a slow build – a crescendo – and at about…

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THE OPENER: 2015 LICENSES ON SALE; FISHING FOR DATA

March 31, 2015 |

When the Michigan DNR sent a reminder about buying a new 2015 fishing license (see below), I thought it would be interesting to look at the data on how sales have done with the new license structure. Jody Simoes was recently hired by DNR’s Marketing and Outreach Division to look at the license trends, investigate…

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MICHIGAN OUT-OF-DOORS PODCAST EP. 002: WOLVES AND THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

March 31, 2015 |

In this episode of the Michigan Out-of-Doors Podcast, we talk with Michigan United Conservation Clubs Executive Director Dan Eichinger about wolves, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Wildlife Federation Annual Meeting, where delegates approved two MUCC resolutions addressing both.

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