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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 help people protect, enjoy, and care for natural land in West Michigan. We conserve 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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Celebrate Earth Day with a special showing of Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind! @wealthytheatre is generously donating a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales to support the mission of the Land Conservancy of West Michigan. Watch an inspiring story while supporting the permanent protection of natural land! 🌎

Tuesday, April 22, Doors at 6:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased via Wealthy Theatre's website. Link is in our profile!
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First prescribed burn of the season: ✅ Thank you to the volunteers on our Prescribed Burn Crew who helped make today’s burn at Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve happen! This burn will help stimulate the growth of the native plants in the prairie.🔥
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The forest at Richmond Woods Nature Preserve has been inducted into the @oldgrowthforestnetwork! Because Richmond Woods is permanently protected and managed by the Land Conservancy of West Michigan, this forest is promised to reach old growth status. We were grateful to celebrate this forest with our community last Friday. 🌳 Read about the event from MLive. Link in our profile!
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Spring snow at Wege Foundation Natural Area. ❄️ Learn more about this nature preserve on our website. Link in our profile!
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We are grateful to the businesses in our community who are committed to keeping nature nearby! Thank you to all of our LCWM business partners for your kind support. You can view our business partners on our website: https://naturenearby.org/our-business-partners/ 

A business partnership with the Land Conservancy of West Michigan shows your community that your company is invested in the protection of West Michigan’s ecologically critical land. Interested in learning more? Email Development Manager Han Meadway at han@naturenearby.org!
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This Friday is the International Day of Forests. Join us to celebrate the permanently protected forest at Richmond Woods Nature Preserve as it is inducted into the @oldgrowthforestnetwork!

The event will include a 1.4 mile interpretive hike showcasing the 120-acre preserve’s oak/pine forests, savannas, bogs, and wetlands. Staff will lead a discussion on how they’re taking the longview to restore a future for old trees and the rare birds and wildlife that depend on them. 

Learn more and sign up to attend on our website. Link in our profile!
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The 2025 State of the Birds report shows bird populations continue to be in decline, but as our friend Spencer High, president of the @grandrapidsaudubonclub, says in this @wzzm13 article: it's not too late to take meaningful action. 

One way you can act is by volunteering to help protect and care for bird habitat. Join us for one of our Second Saturday Workdays to help care for nature preserves across West Michigan! Another great way to get started is to learn about birds. We have two fun events about birds coming up:

🐦 Slow Birding, Ottawa Sands County Park, Sunday, April 27, 2-4 p.m. | Join LCWM and Alex Field to practice a birding style called “slow birding.” We will take our time on the trail, moving slow and letting the birds come to us. 

🪶 Creating a Forest for Birds, Wege Foundation Natural Area, Saturday, May 31, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Join LCWM and American Bird Conservancy to learn how LCWM’s restoration work, with the support of the Michigan DNR’s Wildlife Habitat Grant Program, is creating a better forest for birds.

Learn more and register to attend for any of these events on our website at naturenearby.org/events.
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Thanks very much to the crew who joined us last Saturday at McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve! We removed invasive autumn olive. Autumn olive outcompetes native plants by creating too much shade and changing the soil chemistry. Your efforts will help native plants thrive and restore biodiversity to the habitats protected by this Newaygo County nature preserve. Thank you!

Learn more about McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve on our website--link in our profile!
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