Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy is a statewide organization that concentrates and strengthens the efforts of Michigan’s land conservation community. Founded by Michigan’s leading land conservancies, Heart of the Lakes does what no individual land conservancy can do on its own-- unites them under the common goal of protecting Michigan’s critical land. Heart of the Lakes partners with our member land conservancies, policy makers, and leading conservation organizations across the state, to champion our common goal of increasing the pace and quality of Michigan land protection.