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.