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Causes: Environment, Land Resources Conservation, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection, Water, Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management
Mission: The purpose of the conservancy is to acquire and preserve land and scenic areas in north oakland county michigan.
Programs: Land protection and stewardship activities including meeting and/or working with landowners, state environmental quality personnel,and local government personnel. The conservancy evaluates land tracts in order to identify the parcels which are the most valuable for conservation purposes and performs stewardship activities to maintain protected sites.
the conservancy engages in public outreach and education activities to inform the public of the need for land preservation in order to build a conservation commitment to the environment.
the conservancy partnered with oakland county cisma to remove phragmites, an invasive species, with a concentration in rose township with the help of a grant from the road commission of oakland county.
the purpose of the conservancy is to acquire and preserve land and scenic areas in oakland county michigan. The conservancy owns 20 properties and holds conservation easements on 39 properties. The conservancy continued work with the michigan deq on a prior mitigation project and began a second mitigation project with the michigan deq during 2016.