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Learn more about our work with piping plovers by reading a Conservancy article published in Michigan Coastal News or view our slideshow of chicks being released. |
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Read the postcard from the field from Dr. Dave Ewert, senior conservation scientist, who has studied Kirtland's warblers for more than 20 years. |
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2008 Annual Stewardship Report [697KB PDF] How many invasive species did we pull in 2008? How many acres were burned using prescribed fire management plans? Find out the answers to these and other stewardship-related questions in Michigan’s Annual Stewardship Report for 2008. |
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Deer hunting is allowed on several preserves where unnaturally high populations have begun to degrade natural ecosystems. |
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| Scientific Research in Michigan Do you want to partner with the Conservancy to do research on our preserves? If you are a professor or student at an academic institution and would like to help The Nature Conservancy discover answers to Conservation Science research questions, please fill out a research application. |
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Conservation and Recreational Lands (CARL) in Michigan Just how much land in Michigan is protected for conservation and recreational purposes? Find out in this new online database. |
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Prescribed burning is the controlled application of fire to the land, used to accomplish a specific conservation or land management goal. |
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Restoring our forests, grasslands, and wetlands protects our lakes and the plants and animals whose survival depends on these special places. |
Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): © Dave Ewert/Conservancy Staff (Kirtland's warbler); © Michael D-L Jordan/www.dlpphoto.com (steward); © Alice Van Zoeren (piping plover); © Melissa Soule/Conservancy Staff (Kirtland's warbler); © David Cappaert/www.forestryimages.org (deer); © Melissa Soule/Conservancy Staff (scientist); © Conservancy Archives (CARL); © Jack McGowan-Stinski/Conservancy Staff (prescribed fire); © Michael D-L Jordan/www.dlpphoto.com (Shiawassee River).
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