Michigan | The Conservation Fund

By the Numbers:

34,509 acres of land and water saved

Over 1,150 acres have been preserved in partnership with the United States Forest Service.
More than 7,700 acres have been protected though the Conservation Loans program.

What are you having for dinner? Imagine trying to answer that question if you couldn’t get to a grocery...

Protecting farmland from development has been a priority in Michigan for a long time—over 20 years. Roughly 63 properties...

Nature-based tourism is an important economic base in many communities, especially in rural places like Michigan’s famed Upper Peninsula...

The Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge is the gateway to the Great Lakes and contains one of the largest and...

The largest watershed in Michigan, Saginaw Bay is located between the thumb and forefinger of Michigan’s “mitten” on the...

If you envision Michigan as the palm of your hand, some of the state’s most important conservation lands can...

The white-sand beaches and charming Lake Michigan communities in southwest Michigan known as Harbor Country are popular weekend getaway...

The establishment of the Great Lakes Revolving Loan Fund addresses the critical need of land trusts and public agencies...

Waterloo Recreation Area in Michigan is a little-known treasure. About a one-hour drive from Ann Arbor, this 20,000-acre park is...

The Ann Arbor Greenbelt is an innovative long-term land preservation program to curb the negative effects of development and...