Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy

The Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy conserves natural land and open space -- including forests, wetlands, meadows, agricultural lands, and places of scenic beauty -- to provide habitat for wildlife and to enrich the lives of people.

Give to Nature and SMLC this Holiday Season

LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve. Photo by Charles Scott

LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve.
Photo by Charles Scott

Saving and stewarding land requires big money and SMLC's mission of conserving land is a forever endeavor. Once nature preserves and conservation easements are acquired, SMLC is responsible for preserving and monitoring them in perpetuity.

However, environmental giving (including animals) is one of the lowest charitable categories in terms of U.S. giving, receiving only 3% of all charitable gifts as of 2023. In addition, funding for nonprofit land conservancies, including SMLC, is tighter this year and this limited reach is compounded by recent federal and economic uncertainties.

But hope remains because YOU can help! Your gift will fund annual monitoring of SMLC's preserves and easements; assessing and evaluating new lands for possible preservation; conducting guided hikes, campfires and volunteer workdays; removing invasive species and maintaining public trails; and much more.

Campaign goals:

  1. To help SMLC stay sustainable in 2025 by supporting local land conservation in the midst of turbulent times.
  2. To raise $33,000 or more between now and December 31, 2025.
  3. To raise awareness about the importance of land conservation and SMLC's mission.

Ways to Give:

  • Online:
  • Mail:
    • Send a donation check made payable to "Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy" to 8383 Vreeland Rd., Superior Township, MI 48198
SMLC Volunteers checking bluebird boxes. Photo by Charles Scott

SMLC Volunteers checking bluebird boxes.
Photo by Charles Scott

Help save local woods, wetlands, prairies and farmland with your donation today! Please make your 2025 gift by December 31st. THANK YOU!