LCWM Holiday Hike Challenge
Second Saturdays
From 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on the second Saturday of every month, we will host a volunteer event that focuses on ecological restoration activities including invasive species removal, seed collecting, and native plant installation. Volunteers may also be involved with trail maintenance, general clean-up, or other tasks that help visitors better enjoy our magnificent natural areas.
LCWM Holiday Hike Challenge
November 22 - December 31
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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 could have a chance to win some cool prizes!
How to Enter
- Hike Explore a preserve and look for the tree with the bow between November 22, 2020 and December 31, 2021.
- Snap Take a selfie next to the decorated tree.
- Post Share the photograph to Instagram and tag @naturenearby*, or email the photo to lcwm@naturenearby.org. Include the species name of the tree the bow is affixed to in the caption to be entered twice!
*Note: Your Instagram profile must be public for us to see and count your entries!
Rules & Guidelines
- One photo submission per family per preserve
- Photo should clearly show bow with tag indicating preserve name
- Submissions will be accepted starting at 12:00 am on November 22 through 11:59 pm on December 31.
Prizes
Grand Prize: REI Outward Shelter
The first person to find and submit photos of all 16 bows wins the grand prize: An outward shelter from REI.
Second Prize: Private Yoga Class with Wild Ones Wellness
The first person to correctly identify the most trees will win a private yoga class at The Highlands led by Nicole Feenstra of Wild Ones Wellness.
Drawing
All photo submissions will be entered into a drawing for additional prizes. You do not need to visit all preserves to be eligible for the drawing!
You could win:
- $50 gift card to Brewery Vivant/Broad Leaf Local Beer (1)
- $25 gift card to Books & Mortar (1)
- Trillium & Twig tea towel with nature-themed design (4)
- Trillium & Twig notecards with floral designs (1)
- Deer print by Spencer High (Querkus Creative) (1)
- Solstice Handmade insect print (2)
- Solstice Handmade floral iron on patch (2)
- Solstice Handmade insect pin set (2)
- LCWM hat (5)
Where to Look
There are bows on trees at each of the following preserves. Happy hunting!
Kent County
- Bradford Dickinson White Nature Preserve
- Brower Lake Nature Preserve
- Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve
- Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve
- The Highlands
- Wege Foundation Natural Area
- Maas Family Nature Preserve
Ottawa County
- DePersia South Highlands Nature Preserve
- Kuker Van-Til Nature Preserve
- Minnie Skwarek Nature Preserve
- Palomita Nature Reserve
Allegan County
Newaygo County
Muskegon County
Oceana County
Thank you to our prize donors!
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