LCV’s 2022 National Scorecard: How does the Michigan delegation stack up?
Holding elected officials accountable for their votes is one of the most important ways Michigan LCV and our national partners LCV succeed . . .
Whether it’s a neighborhood park or a state wilderness area—our parks and public land are where Michiganders connect with nature and also with each other.
For many decades, Michiganders have worked hard to preserve, protect and invest in our parks and natural areas. Their commitment made our family picnics, our beach days and our camping trips possible. Without a doubt, those family traditions are worth passing on to the next generation. And today we have the knowledge and skills to manage our natural areas more responsibly and sustainably than ever before.
But today some of our leaders don’t seem to understand what’s at stake. Where you see sand dunes, they see dollar signs. Where you see community gardens, they see wasted space. Where you see a vibrant forest, they see government overreach. That disconnect has produced state legislators who want to auction off our forests and parks to the highest bidder.
In recent years, we’ve seen protections for critical sand dunes dismantled, efforts to strip funding for some of our most cherished parks, attacks on science-based management of our public lands, proposals to open up historic forests and local communities to unchecked oil and gas development.
Now it is up to us to protect them for future generations of Michiganders. Since the organization was founded in 1999, Michigan LCV members have been on the front lines, stopping the worst-of-the-worst. In this section you can find about the pressing challenges facing our parks and public land, as well as learn what you can do to make a difference in protecting them:
Holding elected officials accountable for their votes is one of the most important ways Michigan LCV and our national partners LCV succeed . . .
In today’s edition of the Capital Catch-Up: Camp Grayling: DNR extends public comment period Elections: Funding Proposal 2 early voting Michigan LCV in Action: Sen. . . .
Dear Michigan LCV Family, Welcome to the January 19, 2023 edition of Three Things Thursday! Today we celebrate the life and legacy . . .
In mid-Michigan, situated amidst the pristine Au Sable and Manistee rivers, lies Camp Grayling, a Michigan National Guard training facility that is . . .
Senator Manchin’s permitting bill was the bill that simply would not die. After grassroots pressure successfully forced the big oil deal off . . .
2022 was a big year at Michigan LCV. Together with the support of our membership, we celebrated win after win — and . . .
Proposed Camp Grayling Expansion Looks Skyward In the August and October editions of the Catch-Up, we discussed the National Guard’s proposal for . . .
Dear Michigan LCV Family, Welcome to the November 10, 2022 edition of Three Things Thursday! In my sleep-deprived state, I write to . . .
MPSC Orders Third-Party Audit of DTE, Consumers Energy Service The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) announced a third-party audit of Consumers Energy . . .
Anglers of the Au Sable President Critiques the Camp Grayling Expansion In August, we discussed the Michigan National Guard’s proposal to add . . .