
13th Annual Photo Contest
June 1, 2023
In celebration of National Nature Photography Day this year, we are proud to announce that our 13th Annual Photo Contest returns on Thursday, June 15. Since 2011, professional and hobbyist photographers have been invited to submit their best images of nature from all around the state of Michigan. Over the years, we have thousands of entries from hundreds of photographersand nature enthusiasts that

2022 Year in Review Available Now
May 17, 2023
Looking back on our work in 2022, itseems more natural to think of this annual review as less a report on one year’s worth of work than the capstone of an unprecedented three-year period in MNA’s seventy-year history. Now that the pandemic has been declared over, it is hard to do justice to the amazing work of our staff, the steady leadership of our Board of Trustees and the extrao

MNA Helps Save Rare Butterfly from Extinction
January 23, 2023
One of the rarest butterflies, the Poweshiek skipperling, is on the brink of extinction. Its 'last best hope'is an international partnership that includes the Michigan Nature Association (MNA). With support from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,John Ball Zoo is working alongside Michigan State University’s (MSU) Nick Haddad Lab, Minnesota Zoo, Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, Canada a

12th Annual Photo Contest Winners
November 10, 2022
We are excited to announce the winners in this year’s Annual Photo Contest. This year’s photo contest saw more than 300 entries from dozens of photographers. After much deliberation, the photo contest judges selected the winners based on their photographic and ecological qualities. In honor of MNA’s 70th Anniversary in 2022, and considering the number of quality photos entered, t

12th Annual Photo Contest
June 15, 2022
MNA is proud to announce that in honor of National Nature Photography Day on Wednesday, June 15th, our 12th Annual Photo Contest is now open for entries. Since 2011, professional and hobbyist photographers have been invited to submit their best images of nature from all around the state of Michigan. Over the years, we have seen several hundred entries received from dozens of photographers and
