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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.



Golf Event

CRA’s 6th Annual Greens Fore Streams Golf Event

Held on Wednesday May 27, 2009
at Crystal Mountain Resort’s beautiful Mountain Ridge Course

Thank You to all of our sponsors and participants!


May 12, 2009
Funding Benefits Local Rivers
The Conservation Resource Alliance was recently notified that a second phase of Conservation Innovation Grant funding has been awarded to extend habitat improvement work in Northwest Michigan.

Since 2006, conservation partners have been working on the first phase, a three year, $500,000 grant project that concentrates habitat improvement in the critical river and wildlife habitat corridors of Northwest Michigan, most notably the Jordan River, the Boyne River and the Maple River, among others.

“The project was designed to demonstrate how conservation benefits can be targeted for maximum impact, focusing on waterways and habitat connections that are important to tribes and many...More


May 26, 2009
River Care Kids Return to Tippy!
Over 90 elementary school children recently helped clean up trash along the heavily used fishing access at Tippy Dam on the Manistee River. This was the seventh year ...More

June 9, 2009
Iron Ore Creek to be Improved
Iron Ore Creek is a small creek on Beaver Island in Southern Peaine Township of Charlevoix County. This little cold water creek has a severe road/stream crossing problem ...More


"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
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