SMLC is Hiring a Stewardship Field Assistant (Seasonal Intern)
Red Truck
Photo by C. Scott
We're hiring a Stewardship Field Assistant for summer 2026! Work is conducted outdoors and is likely to include invasive species removal, sign posting, trail clearing and lawn maintenance. This job is ideal for college students (juniors or seniors) looking for land conservation field work experience and wanting to supplement other part-time work or obtain work experience in this field. Click here for a copy of the job description.
Email your application (a cover letter, resume and two (2) work/academic references) to Alan McTaggart, Stewardship and Outreach Specialist, amctaggart@smlcland.org by Friday, April 8th. However, the position is open until filled. The selected candidate will be notified in May and start work in June. SMLC is an equal opportunity employer.
Give to SMLC
"Southeast Michigan: a beautiful place where people and nature
coexist in healthy, sustainable balance."
SMLC's vision statement expresses how we feel about this special place we call home. Preserving natural areas and farmlands is good for all of us. SMLC is doing our part: more than 3,400 acres have been protected in this region through our efforts. You too can do your part by giving to SMLC.
To make a safe and secure online donation to SMLC, click here
To download a printable form you can mail to our office along with your personal check made payable to "Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy" click here
Click here to read SMLC's latest appeal letter (PDF)
Click here to read our Fall 2025 Landmarks newsletter (PDF)
LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve
Photo by Mark Even
Michigan's Forest-to-MiFaucet Initiative
SMLC is one of 20 grant recipients of the Forest to Mi Faucet Initiative administered by the Michigan DNR’s Forest Stewardship Program and funded by the USDA Forest Service / National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
SMLC's grant work will:
- empower landowners to manage/conserve their woodlands
- contribute our share of the DNR goal to plant 60,000 trees in forest riparian zones, and
- educate the public about how forests contribute to their drinking water quality.
Click here for SMLC's project fact sheet
Forests are the best land use to provide clean drinking water.
- Permanent vegetation slows water velocity from the sky and along ground
- Undisturbed soils and leaf layer reduce runoff and erosion
- Forests regulate timing and magnitude of stream flow
- Minimal infrastructure and impermeable surfaces
- Infrequent and small chemical spills
- Soil and vegetation filter pollutants
What can YOU do to protect Michigan’s forests and drinking water?
Here are a just a few examples: plant trees, grow a garden, advocate for better policy, build a rain garden, buy certified lumber, shop at local farmers markets, and maintain your septic system.
Learn more at Michigan.gov/ForestToMiFaucet
See the event calendar below for upcoming tree planting events and other opportunities to help protect the sources of your drinking water!
Forest to Mi Faucet is a Michigan Department of Natural Resources program supported by the USDA Forest Service and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. All partners are equal opportunity providers.
Local Chapter News
Superior Township Chapter
The Superior Township Chapter is dedicated to supporting SMLC's conservation efforts in Superior Township.
Click here to read the 2025 Superior Township Chapter Update Newsletter(color PDF).
See the Calendar of Events below for Superior Township Chapter and SMLC events, posted as they are scheduled.
For more information about the Superior Township Chapter, click here or contact Brenda Baker at bakerpartin@aol.com or Bill Secrest at (734) 482-5957
Lots of Downy Woodpeckers make Superior Township their home. Photo by Charles Scott