[caption id="attachment_5024" align="alignright" width="300"] Jim Mogen / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service[/caption] Have you ever heard of the Arctic Grayling? Before the abundance of brown trout and steelhead in Michigan’s rivers, this fish with the large dorsal fin is the one that anglers dreamt about. And it’s...
It was Valentine's Day and Grand Rapids was getting pummeled with blizzard conditions. But that didn't stop a group of rock star volunteers from spending the morning at Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve, working to remove the invasive glossy buckthorn. Just look at these committed volunteers working...
[caption id="attachment_4970" align="alignright" width="300"] Volunteers work to remove invasive glossy buckthorn at Lamberton Lake Fen.[/caption] Studies show that along with outright habitat destruction, the spread of invasive species is a leading cause of global species extinction. Like many others, we at the Land Conservancy spend a lot...