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A small inlet opens out onto a lake. Sun is setting. Icicles come from the top of the inlet. Ice and water along the bottom.
Lake Michigan inlet A small inlet within an ice shelf along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. © Stephen Carmickle/TNC Photo Contest 2021
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Our lakes. Our land. Our future.

For decades, TNC in Michigan has worked with the people of this Great Lakes state to protect the rivers, lakes and lands that are its natural heritage. We continue to pursue strategies that will help ensure the vitality of Michigan’s people, places and wildlife for generations to come.

News In Michigan

A group of birds fly low along Lake Huron in Michigan as the sun sets.

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A Tale of Two Flyways

Every year migrating birds road trip across Michigan, but climate and biodiversity threats could make pit stops harder. Associate Director Patrick Doran shares three species and refuges to know.

By Patrick Doran

Small white-bellied chorus frog perched perched between two wetland reeds.

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Wet and Wild: The Weird, Wondrous and Wicked Cool Creatures in Midwest Wetlands

Wetlands support an incredible diversity of life. Yet they’re in danger: in some states, as much as 90% of wetlands have been destroyed.

Bete Grise Wetlands Preserve shoreline along Lake Superior at dusk.

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The Legacy of the Keweenaw

TNC has been working with partners to ensure the protection of the Keweenaw Peninsula for people and nature since 1982.

The blooms of blazing star standing in a field of green plants and grass at Paw Paw Prairie Fen Preserve, Michigan.

Photo Essay

A Walk Through Michigan’s Wildflowers

Explore this guide for the best places to view Michigan’s diverse plant life and learn about the role each plays in their respective habitats.

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Boulders dot the shoreline of a lake.
Lake Huron shoreline. Carl A. Gerstacker Nature Preserve at Dudley Bay in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. © Ron Leonetti

Places We Protect

From shifting sand dunes to granite bald mountains, explore our preserves and reserves spread across the state of Michigan. These TNC-owned lands have been protected for people and nature in perpetuity.

Explore Our Preserves
A rock formation on a calm shore.
Rolling dunes and grass along a lake shore.
Sled dogs and their driver rush through the snow past a Nature Conservancy sign.
A summit overlooking rolling forests and a lake.
The clouds reflected in a river. The water is surrounded by green grass on either side.
A rock formation on a calm shore.

MIFO150402_D005: Cheneaux Shoreline © Ron Leonetti

Rolling dunes and grass along a lake shore.

Zetterberg Preserve: Sand dunes at Zetterberg Preserve at Point Betsie. © Jason Whalen/Big Foo

Sled dogs and their driver rush through the snow past a Nature Conservancy sign.

UP200: UP200 Dog Sled Race 2014 © Jason Whalen

A summit overlooking rolling forests and a lake.

Summit of Mt. Baldy: View from top of the Helmut and Candis Stern Preserve at Mt. Baldy. © Jason Whalen

The clouds reflected in a river. The water is surrounded by green grass on either side.

Stream at Grand River Fen Preserve: Grand River Fen Preserve is home to the longest river in the state of Michigan, the Grand River. © Jason Whalen

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