Help put the recovering forest at Kuker-Van Til on the path to success by removing invasive plants like autumn olive and honeysuckle that are choking out native plants and wildlife.
Participants should wear appropriate clothing for outdoor work, including long pants and sturdy shoes. Appropriate for ages 12 and up.
We have an ambitious goal for seed collection this year, and we need your help! The seeds we collect will be used to expand Saul Lake Prairie and a nearby oak savanna by more than 6 acres. A great activity for families!
Why shop when you can plant a prairie? Avoid the Black Friday crowds and come help us plant a new section of the ever-expanding Saul Lake Prairie.
Help improve habitat for the endangered Karner blue butterfly! This month, we will be removing black cherry and non-native shrubs that are beginning to invade the oak savanna.
Details Join us for our annual New Year's Day hike which will be held this year at Fruitland Township's Duck Creek property. The Land Conservancy is currently working with Fruitland Township to protect this property with a conservation easement. The hike will take place on the...
Be a part of one of the longest-running restoration projects in Grand Rapids! Participants will remove invasive glossy buckthorn that threatens the unique wetland on the preserve. After the workday, join us for refreshment next door at the Hideout Brewing Company.
Build on last month’s progress, and help us remove invasive glossy buckthorn from the fen. Afterward, join us for refreshment next door at the Hideout Brewing Company.
Fire is an important part of the West Michigan landscape. Prescribed burning encourages native vegetation, reduces invasive species, and improves wildlife habitat, restoring health to many of our forests, wetlands, and grasslands. The Land Conservancy of West Michigan conducts prescribed burns on its nature preserves each...
Save the oak trees! Help clear fast-growing and invasive species that threaten to overtake young oak trees in a newly-planted forest.
Save the oak trees! Help clear fast-growing and invasive species that threaten to overtake young oak trees in a newly-planted forest.
