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Anderson Woods Nature Preserve

Barrier Dunes Sanctuary

Bradford Dickinson White Nature Preserve

Brower Lake Nature Preserve

Cascade Peace Park

Castle Park Nature Reserve

DePersia South Highlands Nature Preserve

Dumaw Woodland Nature Preserve

Dune Harbor Park Muskegon County

Dune Pines Nature Preserve

Flower Creek Dunes Nature Preserve

Huyser Farm Park

Kuker-Van Til Nature Preserve

Lake Breeze Nature Preserve

Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve

Lost Lake: Muskegon State Park

Maas Family Nature Preserve

McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve

Meinert County Park

Minnie Skwarek Nature Preserve

Muskegon River: Henning Park Access

Muskegon River: Thornapple Access

North Ottawa Dunes County Park

Ottawa Sands

Palomita Nature Reserve

Pere Marquette Conservation Park

Pere Marquette River: Bowman’s Bridge

Pere Marquette River: Forks Landing

Pere Marquette River: Mapleleaf

Pere Marquette River: Rainbow Rapids

Pere Marquette River: Walhalla

Richmond Woods Nature Preserve

Roselle Park

Saugatuck Dunes State Park

Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area

Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve

Tallmadge Woods

The Highlands

Upper Macatawa Natural Area

Upriver Nature Preserve

Wege Foundation Natural Area

Whitey’s Woods: Lake Harbor Park

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About Us

The Land Conservancy of West Michigan is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that works to keep nature nearby and conserve ecologically critical land in West Michigan. We protect land by creating public nature preserves, providing support to communities and local governments creating natural areas, and helping private landowners protect their own land.

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This incredible crew showed up in frigid temperatures and deep snow to add six acres of native prairie and oak savanna habitat at Wege Foundation Natural Area in Lowell. Now that's what we call commitment to conservation.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at this month's Second Saturday Workday. Your efforts will germinate healthier habitat—an enduring impact you'll be able to come back to this place and see in the years to come.

In the meantime, our next Second Saturday Workday will take place at Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve in Grand Rapids on January 10, 2026. We hope to see you there! Learn more at naturenearby.org/events.
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The Land Conservancy of West Michigan's office will be closed from December 24, 2025 through January 2, 2026.

From all of us at the Land Conservancy, thank you for a wonderful year. We wish you all a joyous holiday season, and we will see you in 2026!
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The new year rapidly approaches, and this one is going to be special. In 2026, the Land Conservancy of West Michigan will celebrate our 50th Anniversary. Join us to kick off a year of celebration at a New Year's Day Hike at Tallmadge Woods in Saugatuck.

Former Land Protection Director April Scholtz will lead us on the hike along the Tallmadge Woods trail as we enjoy views of the Kalamazoo River and Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area, and reflect on fifty years of working together to keep nature nearby. 

Tallmadge Woods is owned and managed by Ox-Bow School of Art and protected in perpetuity by the Land Conservancy of West Michigan. The permanent protection and ongoing care of the land are a testament to the relationships that make conservation possible. Learn more about the event and register to attend on our website. Link in our bio!
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We have some amazing prizes lined up for this year's Holiday Hike Challenge (a few of which are photographed here). An enormous thank you to all of the businesses and artists who donated prizes to the challenge for helping us inspire people to get outside and explore nature this winter!

@aldeacoffee @archivalbrewing @billandpauls @blandfordnaturecenter @booksandmortar @cra_rivercare @glass.chair @grmuseum @kl_media @muskegoncounty_parks @puxcider @rei @speciationales @breweryvivant

Wanna win one of these great prizes? There's still time to join the Holiday Hike Challenge! Learn more on our website. Link in our profile!
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This Saturday! Please join us for a volunteer opportunity at Wege Foundation Natural Area. We will plant seeds and expand native habitat.

🌱 Second Saturday Workday
📅 December 13, 2025, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
📍 Wege Foundation Natural Area

Learn more and sign up to attend on our website: https://naturenearby.org/events/ssw-at-wege-121325/

Photo by Adam Greeley
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Thank you for your support this Giving Tuesday! ❄️ In a single day, you raised nearly $6,000 for the permanent conservation of West Michigan's ecologically critical land. These funds directly support the continued care and restoration at our 20 nature preserves and our efforts to protect more natural land in West Michigan.

We continued to be inspired by and all the ways you show up to keep nature nearby. Thank you for being a part of our community.
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Don't want to bow it alone? 🎀 Join Lea Sevigny of @joyfulwildcrafting this weekend at Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve to look for the Holiday Hike Challenge bow!

All ages are welcome on this free group hike. We will discover the preserve together, looking for the “bow tree” and noticing special plants along the way. Lea will share plant identification, as well as, uses for food, herbal remedies, and creative connections. She’ll also talk about tips for winter tree ID. Participants will leave with their picture at the “Bow Tree,” to enter the Challenge, and with inspiration to connect with nature in new ways. 

Learn more and register on Facebook. Link in our profile!
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It's Giving Tuesday! ❄️ The local preserves and parks we've worked together to protect have given us many gifts this year, as they always do. They are the places we go to ground ourselves, connect with friends, learn something new, and see the impact of efforts to care for the land.
 
Today, we have a great opportunity to return the favor and ensure future generations can enjoy these gifts, too.

Please support nature nearby with a gift to the Land Conservancy of West Michigan this Giving Tuesday. You can make a donation via the link in our profile.

Thank you for your support!
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