Save the oak trees! Help clear fast-growing and invasive species that threaten to overtake young oak trees in a newly-planted forest.
Explore and enjoy the pristine natural areas of White Lake as you are lead by an expert area naturalist. Each walk will feature a specific topic, such as: coastal dune conservation, local ecology, or the importance and challenge of maintaining natural areas in the city.
Help us fix up a new trail at Maas Family Nature Preserve!
Save the oak trees! Help clear fast-growing and invasive species that threaten to overtake young oak trees in a newly-planted forest.
Explore and enjoy the pristine natural areas of White Lake as you are lead by an expert area naturalist. Each walk will feature a specific topic, such as coastal dune conservation, local ecology, or the importance and challenge of maintaining natural areas in the city.
We're adding nearly a half-mile of hiking trails at Saul Lake Bog! Help us clear a path for the new trail and build boardwalks over wet areas so that our visitors will be better able to see the beauty and diversity of this special preserve.
Join us for community art night at the stunning Saul Lake Bog Preserve! Paint, draw, color, and play with clay alongside several of our Preserved! artists.
Explore and enjoy the pristine natural areas of White Lake as you are lead by an expert area naturalist. Each walk will feature a specific topic, such as coastal dune conservation, local ecology, or the importance and challenge of maintaining natural areas in the city.
Honeysuckle, autumn olive, and red maple are crowding out an oak savanna at Brower Lake. Help us save a historic habitat remnant by removing these and other invasive species.
Last winter the Land Conservancy of West Michigan and partner Blandford Nature Center acquired one of the largest open spaces remaining in the city of Grand Rapids, the Highlands Golf Course. Please join us to hear more, and to 'leaf' us your ideas and 'plant some seeds' for the future of this nature space and special place.