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Conserving today.

Nature Worth Preserving

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Step Outside
Be Part of Something Wild and Important

Our summer stewardship workdays are a chance to get outside, connect with nature, and help care for the lands, waters, and wildlife of our region. Join us once or as often as you're inspired to.

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Auction for Conservation

Bid for Nature. Protect Our Future.

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Ready, Set, Bid!

Discover great finds, local favorites, outdoor adventures, and more. New items are still being added!

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Auction ends August 31st!

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NEW! Stewardship Services for Private Landowners

What happens on private land shapes the health of our forests, waterways, and communities. Our new fee-for-service stewardship program helps landowners care for their property while supporting conservation across the region. See How We Can Help

Meet the Preserve

An Evening at Prospect Hill

October 7 | 5-7:30 pm

Join us for a special evening exploring Prospect Hill, hearing its stories, discovering its native landscapes, and celebrating what we can make possible together through conservation.

 

Outdoor Fundraising Event • Food & Drinks • Guided Walks • History • Raffles • Conversation

Space is limited.

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Explore Legacy

Legacy highlights the care, commitment, and conservation work that continue to protect our headwaters, forests, and wetlands. Within these pages, you’ll find stories that reflect a shared dedication to land protection, thoughtful stewardship, and long-term community impact.

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From conservation easements and habitat restoration to the volunteers, donors, and partners who make this work possible, Legacy offers a closer look at how local actions help safeguard natural spaces for future generations. The issue is complemented by photography that captures the beauty and significance of the landscapes we are working to preserve together.

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Learn by Doing. Contribute to Conservation.

 

Blue Heron Headwaters Conservancy offers unpaid internship opportunities for college students interested in gaining hands-on experience in conservation, land stewardship, and nonprofit work.

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Internships are shaped around your interests and may include work in restoration, wildlife, communications, event planning, and more.

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Explore opportunities and apply:
 

See full schedule of events

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How Do I Get Involved?

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”  
–Anne Frank

Become part of our growing team-

  • Restore protected property

  • Repair & maintenance of public spaces

  • Seed collection and distribution

  • Office work/home work

 

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Nature News
1550 acres preserved

1,625

Acres

Preserved

Blue Heron Headwaters Public Preserves

7

Public

Preserves

Blue Heron Headwaters, 4 headwaters protected

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Headwaters

Protected

Contact Us

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Office Location

Blue Heron

Headwaters Conservancy

7150 Dixie Highway, Suite 1
Clarkston, MI  48346 


​Mailing Address/contact

PO. Box 285, Clarkston, MI 48347

Office: 248-795-2808

office@blueheronheadwaters.org

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About Us

Blue Heron Headwaters is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization  whose mission is to protect the land, water, and wildlife in the headwaters region of the Clinton, Shiawassee, Huron, and Flint rivers through preservation, stewardship, and education.

Our vision is to support biodiversity and the quality of life for our communities and the future generations of Oakland County and beyond.

Blue Heron Headwaters Conservancy is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization (tax identification number 23-7207644) ​under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

©2022 by Blue Heron Headwaters Conservancy.

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