Conservation Resource Alliance - Northern Michigan conservation

The Conservation Resource Alliance is a private, not-for-profit organization based in Traverse City, Michigan, dedicated to maintaining the natural beauty and ecosystems of our land while simultaneously nurturing the economic vitality of northern Michigan.

We seek balanced, practical solutions to change, serving a 13-county area and caring for over 4 million acres of land in Northwest Lower Michigan. Through programs like RiverCare and WildLink, focused projects and events, we are making a difference in northern Michigan.Our wildlife biologists, fisheries biologists, engineers and field technicians work with land owners to plan, locate funding options, cut through red tape, and implement programs to enhance the habitat value and beauty of the region.

Thank you to all of the participants and sponsors of
the Greens Fore Streams golf outing!

April 20, 2008
Conservation Today
The term conservation should be a fairly straightforward concept. We hear the word in Conservation District, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Resource Alliance, and in Land Conservancies. Google tells me that in natural resources circles, conservation is defined as “the protection, preservation, management, or restoration of wildlife, and of natural resources such as forests, soil, and water”. The term, however, has been used in reference to so many different efforts by such a variety of groups; I thought it appropriate to review.

To me, the most important term in the above definition is the word management. Protection, preservation, and restoration...More

October 30, 2007
Conservation Groups Team Up on Bridge Repair
The water quality of the Little Manistee River got a little better this fall with the completion of a paving project at the DeWitt’s Bridge crossing in Lake County’s ...More

April 16, 2008
Save the Date. CRA to Host a Wild Link Property Field Tour
On Saturday June 14th from 9:30am until 11am CRA will be hosting a guided field tour of the first Wild Link property in the Kingsley Wildlife Corridor which links ...More

Fifth Annual Greens Fore Streams Date Set!
Date: Wednesday May 28, 2008 Check-in starting at 10:30 am Shotgun start at 1:00pm

Where: Crystal Mountain Resort- Thompsonville, Michigan - Mountain Ridge Course
What: Join CRA staff, partners and friends for the 5th annual Greens Fore Streams golf outing to benefit conservation of northern Michigan's premier natural resources. Contact CRA at (231)946-6817 for details, registration and sponsorship opportunities.

"Investing in CRA and the River Care Program is an important step in protecting and improving fish and wildlife habitat that Orvis is pleased to be a part of."
Perk Perkins - President, The Orvis Company