April 6, 2022
Meet the volunteers setting your favorite nature preserves on fire
Get to know LCWM's Prescribed Burn Crew volunteers....
Newsletter Archive
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....
October 19, 2021
Water: Fall Newsletter 2021
This fall's newsletter is centered around all the ways land conservation supports the quality of our watersheds. In this issue, you'll read about the Land Conservancy's strategy for protecting West Michigan's Big Forests & Wild Rivers, a project to daylight an underground stream at The...
October 19, 2021
Letter from the Executive Director
Executive Director Kim Karn reflects on this fall's newsletter theme: Water....
October 19, 2021
Return to daylight
Work will soon start on the next chapter of restoration at The Highlands. The collaboration between the Land Conservancy and Blandford Nature Center to transform the former golf course into an accessible, natural space with restored habitat continues with a first for both organizations: daylighting...
October 19, 2021
Focal Region Feature: Big Forests & Wild Rivers
The Land Conservancy of West Michigan’s Strategic Conservation Plan identifies three regions where we will focus conservation efforts. In this article, we explore the Big Forests & Wild Rivers region in a Q&A with LCWM Conservation Easement Stewardship Specialist Nick Sanchez. Why is the Big Forests...
October 19, 2021
The Perry Family protects vital land on the Flat River
When Rich and Kristin Perry purchased 10 acres just off the shores of the Flat River, their main goal was to build a house and have property to raise their family on. Then their neighbor put his 50 acres of wooded riverfront land up for sale....