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Michigan United Conservation Clubs outlines youth programs, habitat work and policy priorities, defends engagement on solar siting
Summary
Amy Trotter and Justin Tomei of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs described the organization's youth programs, habitat work, membership-driven policy process, and policy priorities including hunter safety in schools, managed land strategy support and engagement on solar siting and aquatic invasive species.
Amy Trotter, chief executive officer of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, and Justin Tomei, the organization’s policy and government affairs manager, briefed the House Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism on MUCC’s programs, volunteer habitat projects and legislative priorities.
Trotter said MUCC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs youth and education programs, including the Michigan Out of Doors Youth Camp at Waterloo Recreation Area and Tracks Magazine, which she said is aligned with state science curriculum standards for fourth- through sixth-graders. Tomei described MUCC’s "On the Ground" habitat program as volunteer-led, small-scale habitat improvements on public land and…
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