Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy

Conservation initiatives - activities that increase the organization's ability to preserve and steward land and conservation easements including conservation planning, networking and collaboration with potential and current partner groups, and general land protection education and outreach.

Stewardship activities include property monitoring and the production of baseline reports, trail creation and maintenance, property cleanup, and the removal of exotic species. The organization also has ongoing projects that seek to restore wetlands, forests, and prairie habitats.

Regional initiatives - the organization currently has one local steering committee comprised of volunteers from the specific community who work with the smlc staff on local stewardship and community engagement endeavors.land acquisition - the organization acquires real estate and holds natural land and open space in trust for the public. Land held in trust is open to the community free of charge. The organization also holds conservation easements on private and public lands that protect valuable natural features.