we believe in the value of wilderness
No other place on the planet is like the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Carved by glaciers, it holds deep, cold lakes and soaring bluffs, bogs, and old growth and second growth forests. This landscape is home to wolf packs, deer herds, bears, moose, fishers, beaver, pine martens. Sandhill cranes, eagles, herons, owls and swans nest and raise young here. Songbirds like tanagers, warblers, grosbeaks and buntings of all varieties migrate and raise their next generations here. Hemlocks and white pines reach the sky. Cedars nestle into dark wetlands. Maples, ironwoods and poplars give cool summer shade. Gentian and irises bloom. Wild strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries mark the passing of summers. These beings and ecosystems are all intertwined with Lake Michigan to the south and Lake Superior to the north.
Much of this land, especially in the Michigamme Highlands, remains wild. It should remain wild.
our mission
Our mission is to protect, conserve, steward, and study lands in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, especially those lands rich in biodiversity and unique natural features, for the benefit of present and future generations.
we are guided by a board of eminent scientists and leaders
Green Fire Conservancy is guided by a board of eminent scientists and leaders with expertise in the systems and species of the region. We care deeply about conservation for the benefit of future generations and to study and make available all that we can learn from intact ecosystems. The Board identifies land in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with outstanding conservation value. That value may arise from particular species using the land, the land’s contiguousness with other intact wild lands or wildlife corridors, vulnerability to development, or its own unique ecological features. Green Fire Conservancy then works with landowners and partners to protect these globally unique places.
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With perseverance and focus, Green Fire Conservancy will conserve large tracts of the Upper Peninsula’s remaining wild lands. We invite you to learn more.