April 6, 2022
Andrew Lidral channels his appreciation for nature through volunteering
Get to know LCWM volunteer Andrew Lidral.
Author: Land Conservancy
April 6, 2022
Meet the volunteers setting your favorite nature preserves on fire
Get to know LCWM's Prescribed Burn Crew volunteers.
April 6, 2022
Conservation easement owners can help reintroduce fire to Michigan forests
Over 50 percent of Michigan’s forests, savannas, and barrens are in private ownership. That means ensuring they are protected and restored depends on conservation-minded landowners and support from organizations like the Land Conservancy.
April 6, 2022
Muskegon County opens the southern 214 acres of Dune Harbor County Park
Thanks to the support of many generous donors, the southern portion of Dune Harbor County Park is now open to the public.
April 6, 2022
The Highlands is now protected by a conservation easement
The Highlands is now protected by a conservation easement.
April 6, 2022
Six acres added to Kuker-Van Til Nature Preserve
A generous neighbor to the preserve has donated 6 acres to expand the protected natural area.
April 4, 2022
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Meet the Staff: Nick Sanchez, Conservation Easement Stewardship Specialist
When it comes to helping people protect, enjoy and care for nature in West Michigan, LCWM’s staff make it all happen. This post is part of a series of interviews to help you get to know our team members!
March 21, 2022
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Saving our hemlocks
The deep green leaves of the Eastern hemlock add a dark, shadowy character to the forest. The stately trees can live for hundreds of years, but an invasive pest is devastating their populations. Hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA) is an insect that feeds on the sap of
March 8, 2022
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Meet the Staff: Emily Ambs, Annual Giving Manager
When it comes to helping people protect, enjoy and care for nature in West Michigan, LCWM’s staff make it all happen. This post is part of a series of interviews to help you get to know our team members!
February 15, 2022
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Spring’s Earliest Bloomer
Take an early spring hike through Minnie Skwarek Nature Preserve and you are likely to see the mottled, purplish spathes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, poking through the snow and ice.