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Michigan United Conservation Clubs outlines priorities: hunter safety, managed land strategy, solar siting concerns
Summary
Amy Trotter and Justin Tomei of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs briefed the House Natural Resources and Tourism Committee on MUCC programs, youth outreach, habitat work and legislative priorities including hunter safety in schools, managed land strategy endorsement and concerns about solar siting on public lands.
Amy Trotter, chief executive officer of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC), and Justin Tomei, policy and government affairs manager, presented the organization’s programs and 2025–26 legislative priorities to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism.
Trotter described MUCC as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on uniting citizens to “conserve, protect and enhance Michigan’s natural resources and our outdoor heritage.” She said MUCC operates a youth camp in the Waterloo Recreation Area and has run programs that served more than 59,000 campers since the 1940s. Tomei described MUCC’s “on-the-ground” habitat program as volunteer-driven, typically small-scale projects on public land funded in part by DNR wildlife grants and private donations.
On policy, Tomei summarized MUCC’s rules-based internal process: policy proposals are vetted by a…
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