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Preserve Guidelines

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

The Highlands

Wege Foundation Natural Area

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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 spring and summer, join the Land Conservancy of West Michigan for our Explorathon! 🎉 As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we are hosting three-event series highlighting connected, protected natural lands and the impact of collaboration in conservation in West Michigan.

Across 50 years, the Land Conservancy of West Michigan has protected spaces where curiosity grows, and where caring for the earth means caring for each other. In West Michigan's forests, prairies, and shorelines, protecting habitats also means we’re nurturing the relationships that make conservation possible.

The Explorathon invites participants to hike along the Lake Michigan Shoreline, bike the varied topography of the Eastern Glacial Corridor, paddle the waters of our Big Forests & Wild Rivers—while learning about, enjoying, and celebrating the ongoing protection of these beautiful natural places.

First up is a Guided Hike: We'll be walking through 5 connected and protected parks and preserves along the iconic Lake Michigan shoreline. This contiguous stretch of natural land has been protected by the hard work and dedication of the Land Conservancy of West Michigan, @michigandnr, the @ottawacountyparks, and the communities of Ferrysburg, Grand Haven, Norton Shores, Spring Lake.

Learn more about the Guided Hike and register to attend on our website! Link in our profile.
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Volunteer Opportunity 📣 For this month's Second Saturday Workday, we'll be working at Wege Foundation Natural Area to help maintain the trails. Established in 1999, this nature preserve in Lowell neighbors the Wittenbach Center and hosts thousands of preserve visitors each year. Help us protect the habitats and ensure it continues to be a welcoming place to explore! Learn more and sign up to attend on our website. Link in our profile!
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Join us this Saturday at @grartmuseum ! Free admission and lots of fun activities. We hope to see you there! Learn more: https://www.artmuseumgr.org/events/discovery-day-adventures-in-landscapes
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Here they are! Some of the kids keeping things moving at the Land Conservancy of West Michigan. We are so proud of them. 🥹
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Exciting news: We have another intern position opening! 🌱 The Land Conservancy of West Michigan seeks an Events & Communications Intern to assist in raising awareness about our efforts keep nature nearby and engaging and expanding our audiences. Join our team this summer to help execute fun events, tell stories, and advance conservation in West Michigan! Learn more and apply on our website, link in our profile.
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Vernal pool season is here! 🐸 We are proud to be part of the Michigan Vernal Pools Partnership (@mivernalpools). Vernal pools are seasonal wetlands which fill up with water in spring and dry up in the summer. They provide important habitat for amphibians and invertebrates like wood frogs, spotted salamanders, fairy shrimp, as well as many other plants and animals.

If you're interested in learning about vernal pools, we welcome you to join us and our friends from Newaygo County Environmental Coalition (@ncec2) for our "Diving into Vernal Pools" event in April at McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve, which protects several vernal pools. If you're interested in helping map and monitor vernal pools, visit the Michigan Vernal Pools Partnership's website to learn about the Vernal Pool Patrol! Links for both can be found in our profile.
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We are hiring another Stewardship Intern! 🔥 This role will support other stewardship staff in managing the Land Conservancy’s nature preserves and conservation easement properties under our care.

Applications will be accepted and evaluated on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Learn more and apply on our website. Link in our profile!
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🔉 Practicing our Eastern screech owl call at last night’s Nighttime Hoot & Hike at Wege Foundation Natural Area. 🦉 Thanks to everyone who joined us on the trails! Thanks especially to Joel Betts for teaching us all about owls, and to Courtney Cheers of the Wittenbach Center for allowing us to use their space and learn from their taxidermy collection.

Join us for our next event! Find them all at naturenearby.org/events.
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