Find a bow, snap a photo, win prizes!

This holiday season, busy elves from the Land Conservancy of West Michigan have hung a big red bow on one tree at a number of our nature preserves. If you find them, you have the chance to win some cool prizes!

How to Enter

Hike Explore select LCWM nature preserves (listed below) any time between November 18 and December 31, 2024 and look for trees decorated with holiday bows! There is only one bow per nature preserve. 

Snap Take a photo with the decorated tree! 

Share Post the photograph to Instagram and tag @naturenearby*, or email the photo to kendra@naturenearby.org for a chance to win prizes! Correctly identify the tree species the bow is affixed to for an additional prize entry.

*Note: Your Instagram profile must be public for us to see and count your entries!

How to Win

Each holiday bow found enters you into a raffle to win prizes! This year, we have 3 grand prizes: one for the first person to visit all of our preserves, one for the first person to correctly identify the most trees, and one ‘bonus’ grand prize that will be raffled from Instagram entries (meaning that each time you find a bow & share it on Instagram, your name will be entered for this prize)!

If you don’t win one of these grand prizes, you will still be entered into our prize raffle! We have an incredible assortment of prizes this year, and every bow found and every correct tree ID counts as a submission.

Rules & Guidelines

One photo submission per family per preserve

Photo should clearly show the bow and the tag indicating the preserve name

Submissions will be accepted starting at 12:00 am on November 18 through 11:59 pm on December 31

Group Hikes

This year, we are partnering with Joyful Wildcrafting to bring you group hikes at each of the preserves! These hikes are free of charge, and are an opportunity to search for bows and identify trees in community. Come by yourself, or bring a friend or your family on these excursions! More info to be announced on November 18.

Where to Look

Bow locations will be announced on Monday, November 18!

WHAT CAN YOU WIN?

This year, we have 3 grand prizes, plus an amazing assortment of raffle prizes! Stay tuned for the official list of prizes, announced on November 18th.

Thank you to our prize donors!