The Nature Conservancy. Protecting nature. Preserving life.™

Land Protection Strategies

The Nature Conservancy protects land based on specific goals and science-based criteria, including protecting biodiversity and creating connected corridors of protected lands and waters. Together with private landowners, municipalities, and state and federal partners, the Conservancy protects significant natural areas around the state in the following ways:

• Acquiring land through donation and purchase (these lands become nature preserves);
• Partnering with private landowners to create conservation easements on their land;
• Assisting municipalities, counties, the state of Michigan, and the National Forest Service in the creation of protected parks and natural areas; and
• Assisting landowners in the management of their own private property.

Our experienced and dedicated land protection team works closely with landowners and other stakeholders to determine land protection strategies that meet both their and the Conservancy’s goals. Once land has been preserved, we ensure the long-term health of it by employing a comprehensive ecological restoration plan.