Michigan's 2023 State of the Western Lake Erie Basin Conference

A center of expertise dedicated to addressing critical and emerging water resource challenges by fostering collaborative, user-driven research that informs policy and management decisions affecting our waters.

Advancing an Environmentally Healthy and Culturally Vibrant Metropolitan Detroit and a Flourishing Great Lakes Ecosystem

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s mission is to assure the food safety, agricultural, environmental, and economic interests of the people of the State of Michigan are met through service, partnership, and collaboration.

We are committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state's natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. We strive to protect natural and cultural resources, ensure sustainable recreation use and enjoyment, enable strong natural resource-based economies, improve and build strong relationships and partnerships, and foster effective business practices and good governance.

Ducks Unlimited is the world's leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation. Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people.  Ducks Unlimited is able to multilaterally deliver its work through a series of partnerships with private individuals, landowners, agencies, scientific communities and other entities.

ECT is a multidisciplinary water resources and environmental firm with trusted professionals for risk management, regulatory compliance, and corporate environmental programs.  Clients from both the private and public sector rely on ECT’s strategic advice backed by scientifically-sound principles to affect public policies and attitudes.

Since 1951 The Nature Conservancy's mission is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.  Our vision is a world where the diversity of life thrives, and people act to conserve nature for its own sake and its ability to fulfill our needs and enrich our lives.