Areas of Need
YOU CAN HELP! We rely on the support of landowners, individual donors, businesses, foundations, and units of government to continue protecting and stewarding land across our region. Our success depends on you - every gift makes a difference.
Although by no means a complete list of our fundraising needs, a few of our active projects are highlighted here:
Chain of Lakes Watershed
Since 1991, the Conservancy has been actively working in the 500-square mile Chain of Lakes Watershed resulting in the permanent protection of 3,323 acres of land and over 14 miles of shoreline. The Chain of Lakes is the largest subwatershed of the Grand Traverse Bay Watershed, discharging 180 billion gallons of water per year into Grand Traverse Bay and contributing 60% of its surface water. How do we protect the excellent water quality of the Chain? By protecting the land first.
To learn more:
Cold Creek Headwaters Addition Project Information
Old Mission Peninsula
The mission of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy is to protect significant scenic, natural, and farm lands and nowhere are our successes on all three fronts more evident than on Old Mission Peninsula. Over 1,300 acres of land have been protected by GTRLC including two nature preserves, Pyatt Lake and Brinkman Bog Natural Area, as well as 3,880 acres of farmland.
To learn more about our continuing work on the Peninsula:
Old Mission Land Protection
Lake Michigan Coast
In 2003, GTRLC kicked off its Coastal Campaign with an ambitious goal to protect over 6,000 acres of land along Lake Michigan including dunes, forest, and farmland parcels. This unprecedented protection effort was successful because of the generous contributions of donors and the vision and leadership of public and private funders. In 2007, we constructed a new scenic overlook platform and stairway to the beach at Green Point Dunes Nature Preserve, built nearly 12 miles of multi-use trails at and developed a sustainable forestry management plan for Arcadia Dunes: The C.S. Mott Nature Preserve, and restored native ecosystems by pulling invasive plant species and removing trash from decades-old dump sites.
To find out what’s next on the Coast:
Arcadia Marsh Land Protection Project
Elberta Dunes South Project
To support these land protection projects, click here to make an online donation through our secure site now.
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