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Working to protect the Great Lakes State

Explore the plants, animals and natural communities making Michigan great.

Over the last 50 years, The Nature Conservancy has worked with the people of the Great Lakes to protect more than 1 million acres of land, thousands of inland lakes and hundreds of miles of rivers. Land protection remains a critical component of our conservation success.

Erie Marsh Preserve 215x143The Nature Conservancy’s Erie Marsh Preserve © Melissa Soule/TNC
Restoring America's Heartland Takes Heart: Erie Marsh Preserve

The Conservancy and its partners have embarked on a multi-year restoration project which includes reconnecting Erie Marsh to Lake Erie and invasive species control. Discover who’s helping in Michigan

WOPA091019_D028 2011-06-07 215x143Spooked by a passing boat, the highly invasive Asian carp (a generic term for several type of carp imported from asia) leap from the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois. These fish are thought to be highly detrimental to the environment in the USA where they are established. Because of these concerns, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service convened stakeholders to develop a national plan for the management and control of invasive Asian carps. The Nature Conservancy works to protect the Mississippi River and its watershed through the Great Rivers Partnership which is a collaboration between a wide array of partners dedicated to the conservation of the world's great river systems for the benefit of the people and the species that depend upon them for life. © Mark Godfrey/TNC
Asian Carp Threaten Great Lakes

Just how close are Asian carp to the Great Lakes? Lindsay Chadderton explains his role in pioneering a new screening tool that detects the DNA of these aquatic invasive species in an interview with nature.org. Learn more

Kirtland's WarblerKirtland's warbler © Flickr user Dominic Sherony/Creative Commons
Michigan’s Top Five Must-See Migrations

From fish to fowl, find out which Michigan species come and go — and where and when.

MI EX Michigan Rivers SplashTwo Hearted River at Two Hearted River Watershed in Michigan in United States, North America. Photo credit: © Harold E. Malde
Michigan Rivers

We have identified 58 rivers in the Great Lakes basin as conservation priorities.

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Photo Special Features TabLion in Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. © Kenneth K. Coe

Close Encounters with Nature

Whether scary or exciting, nature has a way of sneaking up on you. See stories

Arden OConnor 215x143Arden O’Connor. © Lajla LeBlanc

Nature Matters

Hear some of nature's success stories and see how nature matters to us all. Watch videos