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.

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DNR using non-disclosure agreement to thwart growing opposition in fish negotiations

August 3, 2022 |

On Monday, a conservation coalition fighting to protect recreational fishing in Michigan’s Great Lakes filed a rebuttal to state and tribal filings in federal court (click to read). The Coalition to Protect Michigan Resources (CPMR) filed to intervene in the ongoing Consent Decree negotiations between five sovereign Native American Tribes, the State of Michigan and…

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August NRC Preview

August 2, 2022 |

Turkey talk and a handful of fisheries orders up for information make up a busy August Natural Resource Commission (NRC) meeting. The meeting is scheduled for next Thursday, August 11th at 9 a.m. The meeting will take place at the Outdoor Adventure Center, located at 1801 Atwater St. in Detroit. There are four fisheries orders…

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A Monarch Kerfuffle, Implications of an ESA Listing

July 26, 2022 |

Last week, an article headlined “Monarch butterflies now classified as endangered” set conservation social media on fire. Problem is it was (mostly) clickbait. The monarch butterfly has not been listed as an endangered species under the endangered species act (ESA), and as such they do not receive the legal ESA protections that go with it.…

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