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Belle Isle Conservancy
The nonprofit caretaker of Belle Isle: it runs the 1904 aquarium, rallies volunteers and raises money to restore the island park.
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The Belle Isle Conservancy is the nonprofit that looks after Detroit's island park. It was created in January 2012 when four existing Belle Isle groups merged into one. The Michigan DNR runs day-to-day park operations, while the Conservancy acts as the park's champion: it mobilizes volunteers, funds restoration projects and operates the Belle Isle Aquarium, the oldest original aquarium in the country, which opened in 1904.
- Belle Isle's main nonprofit partner since 2012
- Operates the 1904 Belle Isle Aquarium
- Volunteer days year-round
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