Alger Conservation District partners with landowners, non-profits, local
companies, and volunteers improving the community we serve!
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Lake To Lake Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
The Lake to Lake CISMA, formerly known as the Central Upper Peninsula CWMA (CUPCWMA) is a multi-agency and multi-community group, that aims to provide long-term protection of a variety of habitats by reducing the threat from non-native and invasive plant species through coordination of efforts among partners to educate the public, survey and research invasions, and provide opportunities for on-the-ground invasive plant removal and other management actions.
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pictured Rocks offers towering multicolored sandstone cliffs, miles of sparkling beaches, dashing waterfalls, huge sand dunes, inland lakes and streams, deep green forests... and it's all yours to explore! Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is managed by the National Park Service, and it was the first of the nation's four national lakeshores to be established (in 1966).
The lakeshore includes some 15 miles of cliffs along its 42-mile length. Within the park, nearly 100 miles of trail lead to remote trout streams, hidden bogs, wild Lake Superior beaches, and a system of 22 backcountry campgrounds. The park is open year-round and is truly a four-season recreation destination with hiking, canoeing, kayaking, sightseeing, birding, backcountry and drive-in camping, fall color viewing, winter ice climbing, ice fishing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing... the list goes on!
This long narrow park also contains a great deal of human history. Historic resources include an 1874 lighthouse, maritime U.S. Coast Guard buildings and artifacts, and early logging exhibits.
Valley Spur
Valley Spur, a favorite Alger County destination for many dedicated cross-country skiers, hikers, and mountain & snow bike enthusiasts, is located on M-94 approximately 5 miles west of Munising, Michigan in the Hiawatha National Forest. We have two parking lots that you can use to access ski, snowshoe and bike trails. The main parking lot where the lodge is located at will access ski, snowshoe and mountain bike trails. Our Upper Parking lot accesses ski trails and the snow bike trails. What is nice about the Upper Parking lot is that you can access flat ski trails (W&Y) and not have to climb or go down Stairway to Heaven Hills. This option is great for the new skiers or people trying to get away from the hills.
Michigan State University Extension- Alger County
MSU Extension works to increase farmers’ success while protecting the environment, ensuring food safety, reaching new markets and advancing agriculture through applied research. Agriculture is now one of the fastest growing sectors of the Michigan economy.
Marquette County Conservation District
Conservation Districts are local units of state government, under the Department of Agriculture, that exist to solve today's conservation and natural resource problems! We are a free resource for the community and have many programs that seek to help landowners make decisions that benefit both their needs and the environment.
Chippewa/Luce/Mackinac Conservation District
Conservation Districts are local units of state government, under the Department of Agriculture, that exist to solve today's conservation and natural resource problems! We are a free resource for the community and have many programs that seek to help landowners make decisions that benefit both their needs and the environment.
Michigan Association of Conservation Districts
Conservation Districts are local units of state government, under the Department of Agriculture, that exist to solve today's conservation and natural resource problems! We are a free resource for the community and have many programs that seek to help landowners make decisions that benefit both their needs and the environment.
National Association of Conservation Districts
Conservation Districts are local units of state government, under the Department of Agriculture, that exist to solve today's conservation and natural resource problems! We are a free resource for the community and have many programs that seek to help landowners make decisions that benefit both their needs and the environment.
Laughing Whitefish Audubon Society
Laughing Whitefish Audubon is an independent chapter of Michigan Audubon, serving Alger and Marquette counties in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Laughing Whitefish Audubon advocates for protecting birds, wildlife, and local habitats through conservation, education, advocacy, and outdoor enjoyment. Look for us on Facebook. To learn more, please visit the LWAS About Page.
UP Birders
If you want to learn more about birds or the latest bird sightings for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, we invite you to join our email list. To join the UPBirders.org "Birdnet" email list, send an email message to birdnet-subscribe@upbirders.org.
Trout Unlimited: Fred Waara Chapter
The Fred Waara Chapter of Trout Unlimited is under the Michigan Council of Trout Unlimited and is part of the national Trout Unlimited organization with over 300,000 members. Our chapter has over 350 members within Michigan’s Upper Peninsula—an area of approximately 17,000 square miles. The Upper Peninsula has several thousand miles of cold-water streams that drain into Lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron. The heavily forested area covers a rugged topography reflecting a complex hard rock geology in the west and a sedimentary geology in the east. It is a sparsely populated region with little agriculture resulting in wilderness conditions in much of the area. The resources of the Upper Peninsula have been relentlessly exploited for centuries starting with the fur trade, then mining and logging and over harvesting of native trout. These natural resources exploitation have had negative effects on the streams and the near extinction of coaster brook trout and the total loss of grayling.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
We strive to be a nationally recognized leader in protecting natural and cultural resources, ensuring sustainable recreation use and enjoyment, enabling strong natural resource-based economies, improving and building strong relationships and partnerships, and fostering effective business practices and good governance.