Updated September 18, 2026 The Land Conservancy of West Michigan is dedicated to the conservation of West Michigan’s ecologically critical land. With each and every one of our properties, our priorities remain the same: to protect and care for the ecosystems while providing safe places for
Updated April 29, 2026 The Land Conservancy of West Michigan and Kent ISD are working together on a plan to secure the long-term protection of the Howard Christensen Nature Center property. The Land Conservancy of West Michigan is deeply committed to environmental stewardship and holds responsibility
Community support is needed for the protection of the Township’s last significant acreage along the Kalamazoo River The Land Conservancy of West Michigan is collaborating with Saugatuck Township to protect 119 acres of forest, wetlands, and the shores of the Kalamazoo River as it flows into Lake Michigan. Saugatuck Township seeks to acquire a riverfront
By Stephanie Gerling, LCWM Volunteer A buzzing bee. Spring is here! Cheeseburger! A mimic. An occasional meow. A loose trill. A sharp trill. Here I am, where are you? Like a robin with opera lessons. Sweet, sweet I’m so sweet. Conkeree. Like when you dip your
New trails and recreation opportunities debut this fall and winter
We are celebrating Conservation Director Justin Heslinga's 10-year anniversary of working with the Land Conservancy of West Michigan. Over the course of the last decade, Justin has been an instrumental leader in caring for the natural lands LCWM has worked with the community to protect.
This summer, ground broke on one of the final pieces of the restoration work at The Highlands, a natural area protected in collaboration by the Land Conservancy and Blandford Nature Center. Construction began on the stream daylighting project in early July. The project will bring
This post is excerpted from an article originally published in the Grand Valley State University College of Liberal Arts & Sciences e-newsletter, CLAS Acts, and is republished here with permission. Anyone fighting a battle in a Michigan backyard with volunteer maple trees could be forgiven for
Work has begun to “daylight” an underground stream at The Highlands, a natural area protected by Blandford Nature Center and the Land Conservancy of West Michigan. Several partners met to break ground on the project on July 11, 2022. As part of the ongoing restoration of
An anonymous donor has given their family property to the Land Conservancy to create a public nature preserve in Newaygo County.