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Bradford Dickinson White Nature Preserve

Brower Lake Nature Preserve

Cascade Peace Park

Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve

Maas Family Nature Preserve

Roselle Park

Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve

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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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The countdown to Preserved! continues! Be sure to secure your tickets for this celebration at the intersection of art & nature on October 2-3, 2026. Visit naturenearby.org/events to register.

Today we are shining a spotlight on Well Design Studio (@welldesigngr), who has kindly sponsored Preserved! For them, the act of preservation can be integral to the act of creation:

"As a creative studio, our work is to create, which is seen as a visionary act, but to preserve takes the longer vision. When we preserve a place, we get to keep watching what it generates and have a hand in that creativity. We're proud to support the Land Conservancy of West Michigan in preserving the places that inspire us." —Well Design 

Thank you, Well Design Studio, for your support! 

We hope you will join us for Preserved on Friday, October 2-Saturday, October 3! 🎨 🌱
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Have you tried Aldea Coffee's new Asters & Goldenrod drink? Or purchased a bag of the "Nature Nearby" blend? Don't miss your chance! Your purchases help support the preservation of West Michigan's ecologically critical land. Plus, there's a really cool coloring sheet you can work on while you sip.

Visit Aldea Coffee (@aldeacoffee) in Muskegon or Grand Haven to check it out! 🌼
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Thank you to Baird - The GHM Group for sponsoring Preserved!

“West Michigan's natural spaces are part of what makes our community special. We're proud to support the Land Conservancy's 50 years of protecting the places that connect us, inspire us, and enrich our quality of life."

Preserved! is just over 2 weeks away. Join us to celebrate 50 years of keeping nature nearby as we explore the intersection of art and nature! View artworks inspired by the places we've protected together over the last five decades, and support continued conservation for decades to come.

Learn more and purchase your tickets on our website. Link in our bio!

Learn more about Baird - The GHM Group at ghmgroup.bairdwealth.com
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The Michigan Legislature has approved and appropriated a $2.5 million Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant supporting Saugatuck Township’s acquisition of Riverside Park. Now, our community has an opportunity to help bring this remarkable project across the finish line.

Thanks to generous donors, we have already raised approximately $122,000 toward our $200,000 goal. Just $78,000 remains to help create a tremendous new community asset: a place where people can explore, connect with nature, and enjoy the Kalamazoo River while protecting important natural habitat for generations to come.

We’re more than 60% of the way there. Help us finish the job and make Riverside Park a reality!

Learn more and support Saugatuck Township Riverside Park on our website. Link in our profile!
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To celebrate 50 years of conservation in West Michigan, the Land Conservancy is collaborating with local artists to capture the places we have protected together and support continued conservation for the next 50 years and beyond. Join us this fall for Preserved! Capturing West Michigan’s Enduring Places! 🖌️ The event will take place October 2-3, 2026 at LaFontsee Galleries & Framing in Grand Rapids.

Atomic Object (atomicobject) has kindly sponsored this year's Preserved! One of Atomic Object's six value mantras is "think long term." This perspective informs their decision making, and it's something that inspires their support of the Land Conservancy of West Michigan and Preserved!

"The talented artists capturing scenes or inspiration from the preserves could be understood as preserving what’s here now for the future. And they do. But what’s most exciting to us is that we’ll collectively have their art not as a sad reminder of what was, but as a vivid reminder of what still is." – Carl Erickson, Atomic Object

The Land Conservancy thanks Atomic Object for their kind support! Learn more about their business and support of conservation on our website. Link in our profile!
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Look at all these Saul Lake bugs! 🕷️ Phoebe of @tinyneedleworks and @grbugclub shared some beautiful photos of pollinators amidst the prairie blooms at Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve. 

🔎 Do you know who these insects are? Share your ID guesses in the comments!

Learn more about Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve on our website. Link in our profile!
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Today's the first Saturday of the month, which means it's only one week until this month's Second Saturday Workday! 📆 Mark your calendars and please join us at Brower Lake Nature Preserve in Rockford on Saturday, September 12. We will be removing invasive honeysuckle and autumn olive to protect the health of the preserve's oak woodland and barrens.

Learn more about this volunteer opportunity and register to attend on our website. Link in our profile!
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To celebrate 50 years of conservation in West Michigan, the Land Conservancy is collaborating with local artists to capture the places we have protected together and support continued conservation for the next 50 years and beyond. Join us this fall for Preserved! Capturing West Michigan’s Enduring Places! 🖌️ The event will take place October 2-3, 2026 at LaFontsee Galleries & Framing in Grand Rapids. 

LaFontsee Galleries & Framing (@lafontseegalleries) has kindly sponsored this year's Preserved! The event brings together two things owners Kate and Jason Meyer care deeply about: art and the protection of West Michigan’s natural spaces.

"We’re most excited to see how each participating artist interprets these protected places and invites us to experience them through a new perspective. We hope the exhibition encourages people who may be new to the Land Conservancy to visit, explore, and discover the beauty of these special landscapes for themselves—and inspires longtime supporters to continue investing in their protection. Art can create an emotional connection to place, and we’re excited to see how Preserved! helps build that connection." – LaFontsee Galleries & Framing

The Land Conservancy thanks LaFontsee Galleries & Framing for their kind support! Learn more about their business and support of conservation on our website. Link in our profile!
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