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Scientists Recommend Good Plants at Meijer

2008 Plant Tag, purple coneflower © TNC The Nature Conservancy and Meijer stores are teaming up to encourage shoppers to select non-invasive plants, trees and shrubs for their backyards. Look for specially-tagged plants with the Conservancy’s logo. Watch a video about why invasives pose problems.

What’s New

Detroit Free Press OpEd: Reinvest in the Great Lakes

Annual Stewardship Report for 2008 [697KB PDF]

The Nature Conservancy Applauds Action to Finalize
the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Compact

Q&A: Understanding the Great Lakes Compact

Wavelengths

Timber cruisers play a critical role in restoring the biodiversity of the Two Hearted River Forest Reserve. Learn more about working in this living laboratory and read about other news events in our spring newsletter [1.13MB PDF].

The Science Behind Conservation

Melissa Soule/TNC (Heidi Frei) Behind every great project or action on-the-ground is the science to research, plan, determine, and measure our conservation success. Learn about our what our scientists and stewards are doing behind laptops and loppers.

Michigan: Our Land, Our Water, Our Heritage

Our book published by the University of Michigan Press explores our conservation work across the state and features some of Michigan’s most notable writers and photographers highlighting places protected by The Nature Conservancy. Part of the proceeds benefit conservation.

How We Protect Watersheds

Explore a cool interactive feature to see how the Conservancy protects freshwater resources worldwide.

Cool Green Science

New! The conservation blog of The Nature Conservancy.

Ways of Giving

A membership with the Conservancy makes a delightful gift. Share your love of nature with friends and family while protecting Michigan.

Places We Protect

From the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula to Erie Marsh near the Ohio border, we open our preserve doors to 18 natural areas in the Great Lakes state.

Look Who’s Helping

Our conservation work is supported by numerous Michigan-based foundations, corporations and private individuals. Read how one company headquartered in Michigan is helping global conservation.