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Featuring Jim Sterba, author of Nature Wards: The Incredible Story of How Wildlife Comebacks Turned Backyards into Battlegrounds The Land Conservancy of West Michigan is pleased to announce that Jim Sterba, author of Nature Wars: The Incredible Story of How Wildlife Comebacks Turned Backyards into Battlegrounds will serve as keynote speaker at the organization’s annual…

Congress recently renewed significant tax incentives for private landowners – especially working family farmers – who wish to protect their land through a tool called a conservation agreement. With 36 years of experience, the Land Conservancy of West Michigan is poised to assist local landowners through the process of protecting their land and taking advantage…

Land protection projects recently completed in Muskegon, Mason, and Newaygo counties. The Land Conservancy of West Michigan is pleased to announce the completion of the organization’s 100th land protection project. In total, the Land Conservancy has permanently protected 8,361 acres and 52 miles of shoreline in the organization’s West Michigan service area (an eight county…

From December 15, 2012 to January 15, 2013, the Land Conservancy held our first ever Holiday Hike Challenge. This family-friendly event was intended to encourage people to get outside and spend some time in nature during the holiday season. At 12 of our nature preserves, we selected one tree and decorated it with a big…

The Land Conservancy of West Michigan closed the deal on the purchase of a 14-acre property on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Muskegon County that is the organization’s newest public nature preserve. The organization is celebrating the new nature preserve by hosting a guided hike of the property on New Year’s Day. Named Flower Creek…

Grand Valley State University’s Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, the Land Conservancy of West Michigan, and the South End Community Outreach Ministries are working together to support community participation in the #GivingTuesday movement, which encourages giving back to local community nonprofit organizations during the holiday shopping season, specifically on November 27. #GivingTuesday is the…

The Land Conservancy of West Michigan (LCWM) is pleased to announce that the organization has received a large financial commitment that will enable the completion of the Flower Creek Dunes Nature Preserve project by the end of 2012. Currently in private ownership, the property will be opened to the public as a nature preserve once…

The Land Conservancy of West Michigan is pleased to announce that the organization has achieved land trust accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. “We are excited to be an accredited land trust,” said Vaughn Maatman, Executive Director of the Land Conservancy. “It confirms to our members…

The Land Conservancy of West Michigan announces a new land conservation project on the Lake Michigan shoreline in northern Muskegon County. The Land Conservancy is now launching a public campaign to raise funds to acquire the 14-acre property, knows as Flower Creek Dunes, as a permanent nature preserve. Lead gifts and grants have put the Land Conservancy within…