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  • Stewardship Workday at Brower Lake (Second Saturday)

    Brower Lake Nature Preserve 8748 Je-Ne-Be-Dr, Rockford, MI, United States

    Time to get to work on our newest preserve! Join us in removing invasive shrubs from the edge of a wetland!

  • New Year’s Day Hike

    Huyser Farm Park Huyser Farm Park, 64th St, Holland, MI, United States

    Join us for our annual New Year’s Day hike which will be held this year atΒ Huyser Farm Park. The Land Conservancy worked with the Huyser Family in 2000 and protected the property with a conservation agreement. Soon after, the property was transferred to Laketown township...

  • Stewardship Workday at Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve (Second Saturday)

    Lamberton Lake Nature Preserve 3118 Plaza Dr NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

    Each winter, volunteers come out to Lamberton Lake, bundled in warm clothes and armed with loppers, to restore the fen. Lamberton Lake Fen is threatened by takeover by invasive glossy buckthorn and years of diligent work have started to show amazing sings of success. We'll warm up after the workday at Hideout brewery, just down the road from the preserve.Β Β 

  • Burn Crew Training

    Blandford Nature Center Auditorium 1715 Hillburn Avenue Northwest, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

    This training session is required for any volunteers who wish to participate in the Land Conservancy led prescribed burns and will provide all the information you will need to have to be a member of a burn crew. Prior experience is not required.

  • Stewardship Workday at Minnie Skwarek Nature Preserve (Second Saturday)

    Minnie Skwarek Nature Preserve 15160 Leonard Road, Spring Lake, MI, United States

    March is a beautiful time to visit Minnie Skwarek Nature Preserve, when the early spring wildflowers start to emerge. But in order for the native plants to thrive, we need your help to remove invasive shrubs, like multiflora rose, at the preserve.

  • Volunteer Appreciation Event

    Blandford Nature Center Auditorium 1715 Hillburn Avenue Northwest, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

    If you’ve volunteered with the Land Conservancy in the past, this event is for you! We’ll gather to celebrate our accomplishments over the past year, enjoy the camaraderie of like-minded conservationists, and unveil the volunteer of the year. We hope you'll join us for lunch and a behind-the-scenes tour of one of our newest projects, The Highlands. Please RSVP by April 6th to confirm your attendance.

  • Stewardship Workday at B.D. White Nature Preserve (Second Saturday)

    Bradford Dickinson White Nature Preserve 12598 36th St, Lowell, MI, United States

    Garlic mustard, while a nice addition to a salad, is a threat to many of our nature preserves. Join other volunteers and help pull the garlic mustard before it takes over the preserve!

  • Dune Day

    Dune Day with New Holland Brewing Join us to celebrate the launch of New Holland's blueberry ale, Lost Dune! The Land Conservancy of West Michigan is partnering with New Holland to help protect our beautiful shorelines, and on May 18th, a portion of each Lost...

  • Flower Creek Dunes Dedication

    Meinert Park 8390 Meinert Park Rd, Montague, MI, United States

    Last summer we asked for your help to protect 17 acres of Lake Michigan dunes next to Flower Creek Dunes Nature Preserve. We are proud to announce that with the help of people like you, the project is now complete and the preserve has more...