Preserving nature,

fostering learning,

and inspiring stewardship.

The Gratiot Lake Conservancy (GLC), a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization located in Keweenaw County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, was founded in 1998 for the purpose of land conservation and education. GLC’s mission is to preserve Gratiot Lake, the land within the Gratiot Lake watershed, and to inspire informed land stewardship through education and research related to the ecology and history of the lake.

Gratiot Lake Conservancy also holds a conservation easement on additional Little Gratiot River Wilderness (LGRW) land. The total conservation easement GLC now holds on LGRW is on 7650 acres of land owned by Keweenaw Community Forest Company. The western edge of this forested riparian corridor along the Little Gratiot River adjoins the GLC owned preserve at Gratiot Lake. The Bete Grise Preserve is east and south of LGRW. This wilderness will remain in its natural state in perpetuity.

The Little Gratiot River Wilderness area and GLC land are open to the public for hiking, fishing, berry picking, bird watching, and nature study.


 

Join us for our next GLC Book Club meeting!

On Saturday, March 23rd  from 12 – 1:15pm Eastern Time the GLC Book Club will discuss The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, & Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History,  by conservation biologist Thor Hanson. This book is available in a variety of formats.

Hanson, a Guggenheim fellow and winner of the John Burroughs Medal for Nature Writing, pursues his subject with the humor and liveliness of a storyteller and keen eye of a scientist.  In telling the story of seeds, he deftly weaves together evolution, ecology, and human history. He takes us to the around the world and through time deftly telling the stories of seed adaptations that have allowed them to persist even in extreme environments and through local catastrophy. Hanson includes lively discussion of seeds that have been a crucial part of human survival, commerce, culture, and enjoyment.  Email director@GratiotLakeConservancy.org to get the virtual discussion link.

About GLC

The Gratiot Lake Conservancy is a preserve of approximately 18,000 feet of shoreline and 708 acres of mixed hardwood forest and wetlands surrounding the lake.

The land features three walking trails and a field station in a 1940s cabin.

 

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