MUCC helps the City of Portage secure funding for trees

With the help of Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC), the City of Portage is among a group of local organizations and communities who have recently been awarded over $3 million in grants from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This funding is part of the Urban and Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act grant program.…

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On the Ground: Improving Wildlife Habitat Across the Upper Peninsula

This past week, MUCC’s On the Ground program was busy improving wildlife habitat in the Upper Peninsula! We traveled to Chippewa County and Luce County in the eastern UP to complete two habitat projects back-to-back. The weather was beautiful, and volunteers were excited to be outside and get their hands dirty. In a single week,…

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On the Ground: Fall Rendezvous in the Pigeon River Country State Forest

On Saturday, September 7, 2024, MUCC’s On the Ground program joined the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for their Annual Fall Rendezvous in partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in the Pigeon River Country State Forest. This forest, known as the “Big Wild”, is home to one of largest free-roaming elk herds east…

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On the Ground: Volunteer Clean Up at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area

On Saturday, August 10, 2024, MUCC’s On the Ground program hosted a clean-up event in partnership with Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area in Wayne/Monroe County. Pointe Mouillee is one of Michigan’s “Wetland Wonders” and contains 4,040 acres of premier waterfowl habitat. This…

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