January 21st, 2013 by Drew YoungeDyke.
This press release came from the Washtenaw County Conservation District. Gary Moore has been an extraordinary volunteer at the MUCC Youth Camp and is a member of affiliates Chelsea Rod & Gun Club, Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association, Ducks Unlimited, and Pheasants Forever. We congratulate and strive to emulate Gary as he reminds us [...]
MUCC Member Named Washtenaw County Tree Conservationist of the Year
January 14th, 2013 by Drew YoungeDyke.
DNR Press Release Recognizing the organization’s dedication to wetlands and waterfowl issues, the Department of Natural Resources honored the Michigan Duck Hunters Association (MDHA) with a DNR Partners in Conservation Award at last Thursday’s (Jan. 10) regular monthly meeting of the Natural Resources Commission in Lansing. In presenting the award to MDHA President Marc Curtis, DNR Director [...]
Michigan Duck Hunters Association Honored by DNR
January 10th, 2013 by Amy Trotter.
With more than 10,000 participants in 2012, the Mentored Youth Hunting Program saw only one reported hunting* accident in its first year! The Mentored Youth Hunting Program concept originated from an MUCC 2010 Annual Convention Resolution and resulting Hunter Heritage legislation that was signed by Governor Snyder in 2011. The legislation created the Mentored Youth [...]
First Year of Mentored Youth Program a Success
January 4th, 2013 by Amy Trotter.
MUCC’s Annual Regional Meetings are coming up in February and this is your chance to help set MUCC’s policies and priorities. Get your resolutions ready! MUCC’s membership establishes the organization’s policies and priorities each year at MUCC’s Annual Convention in June through resolutions that come from MUCC members, clubs, districts, regions or board of directors. [...]
MUCC: Gearing Up for 2013 Policy Resolutions
January 4th, 2013 by Drew YoungeDyke.
Senate Bill 1337, signed into law over the holidays, extends the sales tax exemption for nonprofit organizations to items purchased for fundraising purposes, up to a limit of $5,000 per item. Under the previous law, only items purchased to further the mission of the organization were exempt from state sales tax. This bipartisan bill, introduced by [...]
New Law Exempts Some Nonprofit Fundraising Purchases from Sales Tax
January 2nd, 2013 by Drew YoungeDyke.
Happy New Year! It was for us when we learned over the holidays that Governor Snyder signed SB 1350 to grant the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) the authority to establish a wolf hunting season in Michigan. Governor Snyder signed the bill on Friday, December 28, 2012. It establishes wolves as a game animal, but does [...]
MUCC Applauds Governor Snyder for Signing Wolf Bill
December 19th, 2012 by Drew YoungeDyke.
Back in August, we co-hosted a symposium on Great Lakes fish passage in Traverse City with the Michigan chapter of Trout Unlimited and the Great Lakes Fishery Trust as part of our Michigan OutOfDoors University series of events. The symposium featured presentations and speakers by fisheries experts from across the Great Lakes region, including scientists, professors and biologists. [...]
MOOD U Great Lakes Fish Passage Symposium Online
December 19th, 2012 by Drew YoungeDyke.
In addition to hunting, fishing or trapping, the well-rounded outdoorsman or outdoorswoman is also a conservationist. As we encourage young people to get off the couch, away from the computer and into the woods, it’s important for them to learn how conservation affects their outdoor pursuits. That’s why we’re encouraged to see that the Natural [...]
NRC Seeks Applications for Youth Advisory Council
December 11th, 2012 by Amy Trotter.
Today, the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Accessibility Advisory Council (AAC) voted to recommend a major change to the rules governing portable ground blinds on public lands. This recommendation goes to the DNR who, if they decide to move forward, would prepare an order to be discussed at the Natural Resources Commission meeting this winter [...]
Resolution on Portable Ground Blinds on Public Land Gains Momentum
December 10th, 2012 by Drew YoungeDyke.
Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) welcomes the Missaukee Conservation Club. At its December board meeting, MUCC re-affiliated the Missaukee Conservation Club as a Sustaining Club. The Missaukee Conservation Club is located in Lake City and its mission statement is ”to promote the conservation of Michigan’s natural resources, to promote the shooting sports (firearm and archery) [...]
MUCC Welcomes Missaukee Conservation Club
