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Taking Action // The Path Ahead

Michigan’s public land and facilities are places for communities to gather and for people to exercise their bodies and minds. However, we recognize that these places can not serve their full duty if access is not equitable and representation is not diverse. Diversity in the outdoors goes beyond increasing user diversity, it starts with diversifying decision-makers, funders, stewards and programmers. We are committed to identifying these barriers to access no matter race, religion, sexual identity and orientation, age or physical ability.​

​Since 2017, Heart of the Lakes, Michigan Recreation & Park Association and Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance have coordinated our efforts to guide diversity, equity and inclusion for Michigan’s public lands, trails, parks and recreation facilities. Together, we represent more than 2,000 organizations offering recreation services, maintaining trails and public spaces, and protecting farmland, wetlands and shoreline.
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Your support allows us to continue to strengthen the efforts of Michigan's conservation community. Together, we can protect Michigan for the benefit of generations to come.

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If you would like more information about our programs, please email us at  info@heartofthelakes.org 


Heart of the Lakes strengthens the collective efforts of organizations dedicated to the conservation of Michigan’s environmentally and economically significant land and water. We provide leadership, innovative ideas, and advocate for smart public policy for the benefit of our communities and for generations to come.
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Heart of the Lakes
PO Box 1128
Bay City, MI  48706
Heart of the Lakes is a statewide organization that concentrates and strengthens the efforts of Michigan’s land conservation community. Founded by Michigan’s land conservancies, Heart of the Lakes does what no individual organization can do on its own-- unites them under the common goal of protecting Michigan’s land. 

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Heart of the Lakes
P.O. Box 1128 Bay City, MI  48706
989-292-3582

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