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Where we serve

Our management area covers Charlevoix, Antrim, Kalkaska, and Emmet counties. Northwest Michigan is home to diverse and important habitats, including glacially formed kettle lakes, rich wetlands, mixed hardwood and conifer forests, jack pine barrens, winding moraines, coastal fens, and Great Lakes dunes.

This region also features some of Michigan's most renowned natural attractions. From the Manistee River to the Straits of Mackinac, the CAKE CISMA service area encompasses the 75-mile-long Elk River Chain of Lake, over 150 miles of Great Lakes shoreline, and the remote, pristine Beaver Island archipelago.

With such diverse ecosystems at stake, it is crucial to cooperatively prevent and manage the spread of invasive species within this four-county area. This collaborative effort promotes human health, natural beauty, biodiversity, and recreational opportunities in Northern Lower Michigan.

Land Acknowledgment

 

We acknowledge the land we serve as the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg Tribal nations, ceded under the Treaty of Washington, signed in 1836. We also acknowledge the tribal governments and their roles today in taking care of these lands.

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