Whatever your Michigan might be, you probably feel it changing, in your own town or your own backyard. Maybe it's generic houses and superstores popping up in the middle of what used to be rolling farmland. Maybe you're stuck in traffic more often and for longer periods of time; or you feel that a nearby city is less inviting now. Or maybe it's become harder to find the tranquil forests and beaches you knew as a child.

As developments sprawl farther and wider into the landscape with each passing day, it's your local neighborhood, community school, family farm or favorite fishing spot that gets plowed over, forgotten or even ignored. All across the state, residents and local groups just like yours are coming together to protect Michigan's landscapes and special places.

That's what the MY-MICHIGAN campaign is all about. MY-MICHIGAN brings residents and advocates together under one banner — pride in a local sense of Michigan's beauty and spirit. Together, MY-MICHIGAN participants are showing our concern about Michigan's sprawling land use patterns, what they are costing us in community pride and sense of place, and we communicate with each to make sure real change happens — before it's too late.

At MY-MICHIGAN, you can find information about sprawl in your local area and connect with organizations working to protect special places in your own community. You can learn more about the ways the state land use policies filter down to your local officials. And here at the MY-MICHIGAN website, you can join in the campaign to make change — both in your neighborhood and at the state Capitol.